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Clowns and Clay Exhibition
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opening reception for the Clowns and Clay Exhibition was held on
Saturday, February 9th at the We Care Arts Gallery. This
whimsical exhibition will run through March. Visitors,
supporters, clients and family members attended this successful
opening, and several pieces of artwork were sold. Home-made food
and drinks were provided by We Care Arts staff.
Artists included in the Clowns and Clay Exhibition are: Rick
Hurley, Kathleen Lorring, and Catherine Beers. All of the
participating artists were excited to be a part of this fun
exhibition and happily discussed their work with visitors at the
opening reception.
WE CARE ARTS 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA!
WCA Executive
Director Terry Schalnat and Board President Andrew Coleman
We Care Arts celebrated its 25th year anniversary
on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Dayton Marriott. Attendees of
the Anniversary Gala, titled “A Sterling Celebration” began the
evening with a walk through 7 foot tall statues created by art
teacher Sharen Eninger with many of our artists. The statues
depicted the various states of disabilities, the joy to be found
in creating art, and the wonderful feeling of art helping people
discover their own possibilities.
The evening progressed with bidding on the Silent
Auction, and shopping in our Gala Gift Shop, followed by a
wonderful dinner.
The Program part of the evening began with a
special Thank You to our Corporate Sponsors. Our Gold Sponsors
were The Cole Foundation, Dayton Marriott and James Free
Jewelers and our Silver Sponsor was Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans. The Bronze Sponsors were FirstDay Financial, Gresham,
Smith & Partners, Premier Health Partners, Sinclair Community
College, and Vectren. Without this important support, we would
be unable to hold these crucial fundraising events.
We also thanked all our committees for their hard
work on this event and the help of our Board, Staff and Clients
in making this year’s celebration a great success. Also special
thanks to Carole Ohl and Cathy Helmers for their production of
the 25th Anniversary book.
Our Board President, Andrew Coleman, then
introduced the celebrities in attendance: Brewster Rhoads, the
State of Ohio Regional Director for Southwestern Ohio, Dayton
Mayor Rhine McLin, and Dayton Commissioner Nan Whaley were
present. The Kettering Officials were Mayor Don Patterson, City
Manager Mark Schwieterman, Assistant City Manager Al Fullenkamp,
Councilman Tony Klepacz and Councilwoman Peggy Lehner.
Our Executive Director, Terry Schalnat, talked
about our 25 years in the community and the 4000 people we have
served. We have gone from a closet and a van in 1983 to our
wonderful new facility while we serve more than 800 people a
year. We now plan on growing into our new ventures: Autism Study
Group, Gift Shop on the Web, Tile Master for ceramic tile
printing and our new Tipp City expansion.
We then had a champagne toast to this milestone
event, celebrating the past 25 years for us and looking forward
to the next 25 years. May we continue to serve and reach those
in need of our care.
The evening continued with our annual Live
Auction which was emceed by local celebrities Kim Faris of Lite
99.9 and Carl Day of WDTN, Dayton’s NBC affiliate. The
auctioneer was Charlie Schuerholz of Schuerholz Graphics. Items
to be auctioned included Cincinnati Reds Diamond tickets,
Cincinnati Bengals tickets, Ohio State tickets, artwork from
clients at We Care Arts, a vacation package, and much more.
Again we want to thank the many hands and hearts
that made, not only this event, but our past 25 years, to be the
wonderful success it has been.
Kettering Mayor's Charity Ball Benefiting We Care Arts
When: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Where: Reynolds and Reynolds Building, Kettering
We Care Arts was pleased to be the recipient of funds from a
ball thrown in our honor with the 2nd Annual Kettering Mayor’s
Charity Ball on April 12, 2008. The Mayor’s Charity Ball, themed
“Celebrate Art,” took place at Reynolds and Reynolds. It was a
formal event with cocktails, an elegant dinner, and dancing in
the beautiful entryway at Reynolds and Reynolds. The evening
offered the opportunity to win magnificent prizes, mingle with
friends and business leaders from the region, and enjoy a lovely
evening in a spectacular environment.
WE CARE ARTS FUNDRAISING CRUISE
 When: 12 Night Mediterranean Cruise
DEPARTING 13-APR-25 APRIL
2009
Where: FROM LISBON, PORTUGAL
Printable Flyer
We Care Arts is sponsoring our first fundraising cruise, an
exotic 12 night Mediterranean cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s
“Splendour of the Seas”. The cruise will include ports of call
in Spain, France, Italy and Greece. Onboard the ship you will
enjoy fabulous dining and meal options, themed bars and lounges
with nightly entertainment, open atrium with shopping and more,
18-hole miniature golf course, indoor/outdoor pool and 4
whirlpools.
Royal Caribbean will make a matching donation to We Care Arts
for each cabin booked with this group. We thank them for their
generosity!
For additional information, please download the flyer above or
contact Margie Christie, All World Travel at
mchristie@all-world.com
or call 937.222.1220 or 800.592.9998.
Garden
Party
When: Saturday, May 3, 2008
10
am to 2 pm
Where: We Care Arts Berkeley Center, Kettering
The Garden Party highlighted our artists' work on
hand painted flower pots and other outdoor artwork. We had a
large selection of flowers and plants donated by Knollwood
Garden Center available for personally designed flower pot
arrangement, which were put together by Nina Anglin from Oakwood
Florist. Gift cards from Knollwood were also available, with
part of the proceeds going to We Care Arts.
Our Gift Shop offered other original spring
artwork and garden art. It was a great time to stop by for the
perfect gift, for Mother's Day.
Golf Outing
When: May 5, 2008
Where: NCR Country Club
We celebrated our 25th anniversary with our
inaugural Golf Outing on Monday, May 5, 2008 at the NCR Country
Club, South Course. The format was a Scramble. The golf fees
included golf and cart, box lunch, driving range, heavy hors
d’oeuvres, locker room facilities and refreshments on the
course.
The raffle prizes included a week vacation in a
private villa at Sea Pines Hilton Head, SC with golf and 2
airline tickets valued at $7500 (courtesy of All World Travel)
and a Jenair Grill valued at $900 (courtesy of Lowe’s).
We wish to thank the generous businesses who
donated Hole Sponsorships:
1. All World Travel
2. Schuerholz
Graphics
3. RX AID
4. Golf Channel Amateur Tour
5. Teradata
6. Gresham, Smith and Partners
7.
Horizon Payroll Services
8. National City Bank
9. Clear
Channel Lite 99.9 Jeff Zaret
10. Tudor Financial, Inc.
11. Smart Logistics and Consulting
12.
Town and Country Shopping Center
13.
Gem Real Estate Group
14. TLC Security
Solutions, LLC
15. Freund, Freeze and Arnold
16.
Thorn, Lewis and Duncan
17. Elements IV Interiors
18. ING
Please Contact Lisa Copp Development Coordinator
at (937)252-3937.
An Evening At The Races
When: May 9, 2008
Where: Presidential Banquet Center
East Dayton Optimist Club and We Care Arts
presented "AN EVENING AT THE RACES" Friday, May 9, at the
Presidential Banquet Center. A “racy” crowd gathered for this
fun evening, sponsored by National City Bank, including ladies
dressed in their Kentucky Derby finest.
Laughter was everywhere as the Master of
Ceremonies read off the hilarious names of the horses and their
jockeys, which were made up by those who purchased horses. We
had lively betting for each race and excited cheering as each
race was run (or rather a film of a race run long ago was
shown).
The $15 admission tickets included brats, metts,
fish, fries, slaw, soft drinks, and a cash bar with beer and
wine. We ran 10 races with 10 horses in each race. The owner of
the winning horse in each race received a purse, depending on
the odds from the wagering. We wish to thank all those that
attended to help We Care Arts.
Staff & Volunteer Show
When: May, 2008
We Care Arts presented a Staff and Volunteers
Show during the month of May 2008. The show featured the people
who are the teachers and volunteer helpers for all the programs
at We Care Arts.
We showed sculpture, paintings, photography,
fiber arts, tole painting and mixed media and a variety of fine
crafts that showcased the talented people that work and serve
the clients of We Care Arts.
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