Online Auction– A Big Success!

Posted by La Catalina Educ. Foundation on February 24, 2010, 9:50 pm
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Thank you to all of you who donated or bid on an item or service in La Catalina Educational Foundation’s annual online auction which closed on February 12th! Also, thank you to those in advance who have or are planning to donate a new or used item for the 6th annual “A Night under the Stars” Live Auction & Party in the main plaza coming up this Saturday, Feb. 27th. Take a peek at some of our 2010 online auction highlights: Total Items Auctioned Off: 55 Total # of Bids Placed on Online Auction Items: 127 Total # of People Bid in Online Auction: 46 Item which sold for the highest cost: Item:3 Day/2 Night Stay @ Grand Bay Amount Sold for: $500 US Total Money Raised in Promised Bids: $4,308 US The success of the online auction depended on many generous individuals and businesses who donated items and services. A special thanks goes to …. Artists Linda Kauffmann Mary Jo Oberg Gabriela de la Vega Sue Siskin Doris Cohen Carol Lopez Larry Field Nancy “Tahoe” Lynch J.V. Lopez Vega Nansee New Hotels El Tamarindo Boca de Iguana Eco-Resort Grand Bay Hotel El Careyes Brisa del Mar Condos CocoCabanas, Barra de Navidad Dolphin Cove Inn, Manzanillo Puesta del Sol Restaurants Lety Requena’s “Guacamole” Restaurant Café de Flores Martin’s Lora Loka Figaro’s Italian Restaurant Quetzal Restaurant Jesus, Maria y Jose Quinta Valentina Mi Casita CocoCabana, Barra de Navidad Restaurante-Bar Asiazul, Emilano Zapata La Loma, Emiliano Zapata El Fogon, Manzanillo Don Bigotes, Melaque Hacienda de San Antonio, Colima Spa/Health Practitioners Brenda Dempsey Linda Mandala Spacifico Linda Baril Lorena Sandoval at “Yemaya” Alma Garcia Other Businesses Galeria de La Manzanilla La Catalina Natural Language School www.visitlamanzanilla.com Topography Land Survey by Luis Ignacio Jimenez Ramirez Home Design Psychologist Services by Mary Hendrickson Scuba Shack, Manzanillo Eileen’s Cooking Classes Helping Hands Bookstore Lawrence Landscaping Services Bellas Artes del Pacifico Sea to Sierra Tierra Alegre, A.C. Individuals Joceyln Dumas Mercedes Gargollo & family Viridana Figueroa Ginny Lasater Marcia Grothe Julie Catton Amezcua Ron Stock & Claire Lam Also, an effusive thank you to the individuals who spent many hours helping with the online auction, including Liz Cabrera, Shanna McClarnon, Isaura Magaña, Gabriela de la Vega, Julie Catton Amezcua & Dean Klompas. The online auction proceeds, as well as the live auction proceeds, will go 25% to the local public schools; 25% to the free educational programs run by the Foundation; and 50% to construct the bathrooms at the Educational Center located behind the Kinder. Now we have enough funds to start the construction of the long awaited bathrooms! More news to come soon about Part II of the auction, to be held in the main plaza on Saturday, February 27th from 6pm to 10pm. Stay tuned for more info… http://www.lacatalinafoundation.com

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