Polk County News
2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 6, 2017
YMCA auction rocks Roaring ’20s
By Emily Mentzer
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Jazz and
generosity
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INDEPENDENCE — The
Monmouth-Independence
YMCA auction is back, in its
18th year – and this year, the
party is going back to the
Roaring ’20s.
“The (Central) high
school jazz band comes,”
said Natascha Cronin, vice
president of youth develop-
ment. “It’s Green Villa
Barn — let’s just do it.”
Cronin has spent the last
couple of weeks decorating
and designing for the event
with the ’20s theme, and
everything is glitter and
gold.
Last year, the auction
raised $21,000 for local fam-
ilies and kids to participate
in programs at the Y. This
year, Cronin hopes to shat-
ter that goal, but is ap-
proaching it in a different
way.
The silent auction con-
tained more than 200 items
last year, Cronin said.
“It was too much,” she
said. “There was too much
stuff. People couldn’t keep
track of what they were bid-
ding on. They didn’t know
what was there, and people
weren’t bidding against each
other.”
This year, Cronin has lim-
ited the silent auction to
about 100 bigger items.
“I have a lot of really big
gift baskets that are worth
$200 to $300 each,” she said.
“It’s a little bit risky, but I feel
What: 18th annual
Monmouth-Indepen-
dence YMCA auction: A
Roaring ’20s-themed
Christmas Party.
When: Doors open at
5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Where: Green Villa
Barn, 3215 Independence
Highway, Independence.
Admission: Tickets are
$40 each, or $300 for a
table.
For more informa-
tion: 503-399-2753, or
theYonline.org.
that there might at least be
some bidding going on be-
tween people.”
The live auction, emceed
by County Commissioner
Mike Ainsworth, will likely
garner some healthy com-
petition between bidders,
from Blazer tickets to a
Traeger, from a private visit
from the Easter Bunny to a
private Super Bowl party for
eight with all-you-can-eat
food and six pitchers of
beer from the Gym Bar and
Grill.
One of the more popular
items from last year will be
back on the auction block:
dinner at Sam’s House.
Cronin has spent time
this year doing research by
attending other auctions,
and plans to streamline
things at this year’s event.
Rather than counting how
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CORRECTIONS
Photos courtesy of NATASCHA CRONIN
The 18th annual Monmouth-Independence YMCA auction is Friday.
many scholarships people
will donate, she said she will
offer bidders the chance to
donate lump sums.
The games this year will
include a chance to win
wine tastings for eight with
food, or a bottle of wine, de-
pending on how good you
are at a game involving
corks and a corn-hole in-
spired board.
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corks for $20, giving them
three chances to win a tast-
ing package or a bottle of
local wine.
A grub grab will give par-
ticipants the chance to win
gift certificates from local
restaurants, including a $50
card from McMenamins.
Dinner is a choice of beef,
salmon or vegetarian. Local
businesses come together to
donate to the event each
year, meaning more of the
money raised goes straight
to kids in the community,
Cronin said.
This year, Ovenbird do-
nated rolls and desserts; The
Grove donated the coffee;
Cash and Carry donated half
of the beef; Roth’s donated
$50 in groceries; Fresh and
Local donated salad greens;
and churches let the Y use
their tables and linens.
“We’ve been able to re-
duce the cost of the event
because everybody pitches
in,” Cronin said. “So more of
the money goes to scholar-
ships. Ultimately, that’s what
it’s about.”
The party will open earlier
this year — 5:30 p.m. — and
go longer. People won’t be
able to pick up their items
until 9 p.m.
“The high school jazz
band will play a much big-
ger role this year,” Cronin
said. “They’ll play at the be-
ginning, and they’ll play at
the very end.”
For the last 35 minutes or
so, the dance floor will be
open for people to do the
Charleston — or whatever
else moves them.
“I think a lot of people will
get dressed up in the ’20s,”
Cronin said.
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