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Giving is Great

by Katrina Day and Anita Bingaman

The Combined Fund Drive emphasized the “Fun” in Fundraiser when the all-volunteer committee hosted a Halloween Carnival on October 29 th at the Ethnic Cultural Center. The music, food, speakers, and other activities generated enthusiasm and added $480.00 to the CFD funds.

The dedicated organizers used their various talents to organize the spirited events. Erick Winger created an inspired monster mash using a mix of music. Alicia Allen and Katherine Wu painted ghosts and other scary scenes on people’s faces. Young Kim created a spider tossing game. Shara Hayden made pinning the nose on the pumpkin more challenging by spinning each player around several times. Mickey Galbreth made bean bags to toss into pumpkins. Ann Sarna and John Boet arranged for the guest speakers.

Lots of good food also added to the success of this year’s CFD Carnival. Eight pies were donated by Marie Callender’s, Alicia Allen made a special flan, and Martin Crabb’s cinnamon rolls brought smiles of pleasure and dollars in contributions. Dr. Jim and Joni Koch donated cakes as prizes for the cake walk.

The hit of the carnival was the costume contest and the silent auction. JR Sloan (sumo wrestler) had the funniest costume, Vincent Lau (cop from Terminator II) had the scariest, and Erick Winger (lobster) had the most original and the best overall! Ping Tan had the highest bid for the digital camera with $210 and Suzette Ashby-Larrabee took home the keyfinder for $25!

Kara Heikkila, a volunteer with Northwest Harvest and Adam Nance, with People for Puget Sound fostered the spirit of giving through their informal presentations, explaining how our donations help their organizations. Each received half of the proceeds from our event.

Tthe Combined Fund Drive in Financial Management has generated $30,000.00 with 92% participation. The outcome was wonderful and everyone had a good time thanks to the great job of the CFD Volunteer Committee. The members of the committee are: Alicia Allen (Financial Services), John Boet (MAA), Martin Crabb (EIO), Katrina Day (Risk Management), Mickey Galbreth (GCA), Shara Hayden (Risk Management), Michael Keller (UCIRO), Young Kim (Payroll), Jenny Krumbholz (SFS), Arlene Lalas (SFS), Ann Sarna (Treasury), Erick Winger (Financial Accounting), and Katherine Wu (Payables Administration).