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Polk County News Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 7, 2016 3A YMCA Christmas party, auction sold out Friday’s annual event biggest fundraiser for the Y in the Marion-Polk area By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — The 17th annual YMCA Christ- mas Party and Auction will be a festive event, full of food, music, dance perform- ances, and chances to sup- port the Monmouth-Inde- pendence Y while scoring Christmas gifts. And if you waited to get your ticket, you’re out of luck. For the first time, the auction has sold out. “So, my first year, we had 65 people” attend the auc- tion, said Natascha Cronin, executive director. “Last year, we had 162. This year, we’re sold out.” She said she may have a few tickets left up her sleeve, but if you want in on the fun, act now. The evening includes din- ner and a no-host bar, live and silent auctions, as well as performances by the Cen- tral High School jazz band and the YMCA Inspiration Dance Company. Instead of a “wine pull,” where participants purchase a ticket and win the corre- sponding bottle of wine, this year people can “Fling the Ring.” “We’ll have 20 bottles set up, 15 of which will be filled with wine,” Cronin ex- plained. “Five of which will be extra special — like a wine tasting for 10.” For $20, people will get five chances to toss a ring onto the desired bottle — carnival-style. Another game is a bit more active: Superhero Ka- Pow. “They’ll put on their su- perhero cape, because CORRECTIONS NATASCHA CRONIN/for the Itemizer-Observer The 17th Annual Christmas Party and Auction will be Friday at the Green Villa Barn in Independence. they’re saving the world, and punch through and there will be a prize on the other side worth at least $20,” Cronin said. The auction includes toys and gifts, baskets of goodies for the wine lover or car en- thusiast, as well as more un- usual items. “One of our live auction items is a private, home, t a c o Tu e s d a y d i n n e r,” Cronin said. “Don Poncho donated organic tortillas and chips, so I asked some- body locally if they would step in and go to someone’s house and cook up a meal. And we all love tacos.” By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer There’s something for everyone at a wide range of price points, Cronin said. “We have a bigger variety and price, so we might have a $5 item, and we might have a $300 item, but they’re not all $300. Just like at the Y, everyone gets to play — and win.” All money raised stays to support Monmouth and In- dependence families. The annual auction has turned into the biggest fundraiser for the Y in the Marion-Polk area — raising more money for local fami- lies and kids than Salem’s Buckaroo Ball, Cronin said. “This community raises more money than Salem does,” Cronin said. Last year, the auction brought in more than $20,000, more than double the year before. “When the numbers start- ed rolling in at the end of the night — I still get tearyeyed about it — oh my god, we just went from nine grand (in 2014) to 20 (in 2015). That’s just amazing. That the community would do that, and see the value in what we do and what we provide. It’s not just the kids. It’s the peo- ple who come here to work out to reduce their risk of di- Government dition was paid for through grants from the Ford Family Foundation, Meyer Memori- al Trust, Oregon Community Foundation, and Collins Foundation, along with fundraising efforts from the Friends of the Monmouth Senior Center and contribu- tions from the city of Mon- mouth. The official open house for the center won’t be until Jan. 19, 2017, but a big Christmas celebration will unofficially kick things off on Dec. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. “Winter Wonderland is a time to celebrate Christmas with each other,” Teal said. Tickets are $3. The event is open to all and includes Christmas music and sing- alongs, food, gifts and “just a lot of fun,” she said. Mo n t h l y c o m m u n i t y breakfasts — which had been used to help raise money for the expansion — will continue, Teal said. “Now we’re trying to buy furnishings and fund some other projects that they (se- niors) want to get done,” she said. “It didn’t fund every- thing. They’d like to redo the kitchen, get a new floor. You know how it is; you always need something.” Matinees are all shows before 6pm. New pricing for matinees are: Adult $8.00 Children $7.00 • Senior $7.25 Pricing does not reflect 3D showings. abetes. It’s our after-school program. And it’s just really cool.” That money really helped, Cronin said. “We were able to help more people,” she said. “People come in and say, ‘I can’t afford this.’ Instead of maybe a 35 percent dis- count, we could give them a 50 percent discount because we had that money.” And it all fits with the Y’s mission: To make sure that everyone who wants to can participate in the Y’s pro- grams regardless of their ability to pay. 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