Floor space is at a premium in the MHA offices as last-minute merchandise donations pour in for this year’s Java & Jazz benefit auction.
Set for Saturday, March 5th at the Reese Center on the Newark Campus, the event will feature live and silent auctions, delicious hot and cold appetizers by Heritage Catering and the music of the Tom Carroll Duo.
“We are so grateful,” said MHA Executive Director Paddy Kutz. “This community has really come forward with some interesting items for our guests to bid on.”
Among the items up for bid are vacation home stays in North Carolina and Florida, Cleveland Indians baseball tickets, travel coupons for Continental Airlines, portrait photography sessions and an island-hopping cruise of Lake Erie.
A regular feature of the auction continues to be works by local artists. This year, bidders will have the chance to buy works by Kathy Anderson, Marilyn Stocker and Don Gunnerson.
Inveterate sports fan Kutz, has made certain that her beloved Buckeyes are represented with a collection of personally selected memorabilia from this year’s Sugar Bowl win in New Orleans and an autographed bow tie for President E. Gordon Gee.
For those who might strain themselves transporting all of their auction purchases out to their vehicles, a number of local providers have donated massages. And to relieve the tension of bidding at the event, a representative from the Banyan Leaf Spa at Cherry Valley Lodge will be on hand to provide 1-minute backrubs to event guests.
Again this year, thanks to Coughlin Automotive, Java & Jazz will feature a drawing for a chance to win a 2011 Toyota Camry LE.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets may also be purchased online at our website through a secure PayPal link.
We hope to see you there!
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