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	The Manchester Enterprise A Heritage Newspaper Weekly Publication

CRC auction nets $880

The silent auction featured a variety of unique items

By Edward Freundl, Heritage Newspapers

PUBLISHED: February 1, 2007

A silent auction during the annual volunteer recognition dinner for Manchester's Community Resource Center Jan. 19 was a success, raising almost $900 for the nonprofit organization.

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"I'm pleased, we got a lot of nice comments about it," said CRC Executive Director Chris Kanta.

"What was most surprising was I got calls from people who didn't attend (the banquet), telling me they heard about how wonderful it was."

The silent auction netted $880 on a wide variety of donated items, many of which were handmade by local residents.

With the theme of "Scoring a touchdown for the community," the auction also featured items to appeal to sports enthusiasts, such as Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons game tickets and a football autographed by University of Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr.

Auction organizer Vicki Miller was impressed with the quality of items.

"We had some excellent pieces, a lot of handmade work," she said. "I thought it did very well."

CRC Treasurer Jean Nemecek said the auction was very successful.

"I thought it was a wonderful selection and there was a lot of interest," Nemecek said.

The Rev. Carter Garrigues-Cortelyou, CRC board president, was pleased at the overall turnout for the banquet, and particularly at the number of volunteers, 20, who were honored.

"It was a packed house again," he said.

"Certainly, the number of folks to be recognized and their length of service to the community was just outstanding.

"It's always a wonderful night," he said.

Edward Freundl is a reporter with Heritage Newspapers. He can be reached at 428-8173 or efreundl@heritage.com.