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2008 Coffee & Chocolate Event Recap – Our Best Year Yet!
Friends of Literacy Volunteers helped celebrate our 11th annual Coffee & Chocolate fundraiser on Thursday, November 6th in record numbers. Over 300 people attended the event held at Shea’s Intermission Lounge. We are pleased to announce that this year’s event raised nearly $25,000 in much needed funds for the agency – a record high for this event!
Highlights of the evening included the giveaway of a chocolate diamond ring courtesy of S&E Jewelers and the "Basket of Cheer," a raffle of a basket full of spirits donated by members of our board of directors along with a silent auction and great selection of baskets which were raffled off. The baskets and silent auction items were generously donated by over 70 local companies and LV supporters.
Once again we could not have had such a successful event without our major sponsors, Fowlers Chocolates and Starbucks who provided the coffee & chocolate samples for the evening. We also would like to thank the nearly 30 other event sponsors we had this year, which included:
Presenting:
Title:
OtherWisz Creative, Russell Bond, Time Warner Cable
Venti:
Insty Prints, M&T Bank, National Buffalo Wing Festival, S&E Jewelers, Univera Healthcare, Zenger Group
Grande:
Buffalo Therapuetic Riding Center, Capital Management Services, Celerity , Christa Construction, Damon & Morey LLP, Kenmore Development, Metrodata Services, People, Inc., Shea's Performing Arts Center, Trocaire College, Try-It Distributing Co., Inc.
Tall:
Armored Access, Cantor, Lukasik, Dolce & Panepinto, Ferguson Electric Foundation, Jeff Hirshberg, CPA, Lamparelli Construction Co., Inc., Luvata, Nottingham Advisors Inc., Packard Building, Inc., Phillips Lytle, LLP, Tata Consultancy Services, Softrek Corporation, WhereToRoam.com.
In addition we would like to thank the following area restaurants for donating the evenings appetizers: Banchetti by Rizzo’s, Bing’s Restaurant, Compass House - Buffalo State College, Catering By Karen, Frank’s Sunny Italy Family Restaurant, Left Bank, Quaker Bonnet, Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, Sysco, and The Chef’s Table.
Thank you to all committee members, board members, donors, and patrons that had a part in this year’s event. During these trying economic times, your support means more than ever as we continue to carry on our mission to eliminate illiteracy within our community!
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 Overhead shot of Shea's lobby
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 Sampling Fowlers chocolate
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 Attendees checking out the gift baskets
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 Sherry, left and her sister with the Golden Ticket! She won the ring!
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 Brittany, left and Julie the intern, right
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 Tutor Stu and his student Margaret
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 The basket o' cheer
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 Tracy speaking
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