CAPS, which works with families and children in Elkhart County, had a fundraiser Friday night.
Charity auctioneer Neil Saffer took bids on some meals, some trips and a few elk.
And the event raised more than $400,000.
Business leaders from around Elkhart County gathered at the RV Hall of Fame to enjoy beer, including that from Iechyd Da, and wines from a number of local representatives.
Kurt Janowsky?s staff catered the event. The food included tuna (shown below), shrimp and grilled lobster tail. The food was great. The wines were good. And the hall was filled with around 400 people having fun.
A silent auction sold a number of items, including baskets of wine. But the live auction was pretty amazing. Giant etched bottles of wine, such as the one Dr. Bruce Newswanger is holding here, were sold for thousands of dollars.
The second item of the auction was a VIP dinner for 10 at Cafe Navarre, Janowsky?s restaurant. It sold for $7,000. A bit later, a seven-course Vietnamese dinner for eight sold for $8,000. Dzung and Francoise Nguyen, who invited my wife and I to the event, will host the people who paid $8,000. Dzung and Francoise, owners of Goshen Motors Inc., were among the co-chairs for the event.
Kurt and Ellen Janowsky donated a California wine trip. Bidding got hot and by the time it sold, the bidder paid $42,000 for a trip for eight. The Janowskys threw in two more trips for four and those sold for $20,000 and $25,000.
Bidding got hot on the elk too and they raised $42,000, $20,000 and $7,000.
Tim Portolese, Kim Cammenga, Janowsky and others in the community worked hard on the event to raise money for CAPS. And after all their work, CAPS has more money to help Elkhart County families work toward emotional health.
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