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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
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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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Monmouth Senior Center nearly complete
MONMOUTH — The
Monmouth Senior Center
expansion project is nearly
finished.
“I think probably by the
end of the week, it will be
done,” said Sue Teal, director
of the facility. “It just keeps
progressing, right under our
nose.”
The project broke ground
in June and was expected to
be finished in October, Teal
said.
The 2,133-square-foot ad-
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