Eyes for Huehue

Posted by Brian F. Thompson 
 
"Eyes for Huehue" was held on Wednesday, March 15th at 6:30 pm at the Fantasyland Hotel.  The objective was to raise funds for eye missions to Guatemala, and some $9,000 was raised.  It included dinner, slides and videos of recent eye missions in the Huehuetenango area of Guatemala, plus a silent auction of Guatemalan and other donated items.

For $55.00 per person, those who attended had a very nice salad, a main course including steak and chicken, and desert.  Lorne Proctor was in charge of arrangements for this function, and it was first class.

A big thanks to all those who attended, plus those who donated items for the silent auction, and those who bid and bought those items.  Donated Silent Auction Items included, but are not limited to, the following:

A crate containing a selection of imported beers, branded glasses, a bar mat, openers & a t-shirt

Two Guatemalan jackets

A bottle of 1991 Chateau Neuf du Pape, a French vintage wine

One Tundra sweater, donated by The Colony

Four bottles of Red Rooster award-winning wines

Dinner for two at the Fantasy Grill Dining Room, donated by Fantasyland Hotel

A Family portrait photo session at Fred Katz Photography

A wine crafe & glass set with one bottle of wine

A hand-crafted Sterling Silver Pendant, created by Ann Orsini

Several packages of Guatemalan coffee

A framed portrait print of Botticelli Venus, donated by Ann Orsini

Two Stained hand-crafted Cedar Patio Tables, donated by Lorne Proctor

Two perfume & scent baskets, donated by Carmela's on High Street

Two piano tunings, donated by Don's Piano Warehouse

A car wash kit, donated by Drayden Insurance

Three tickets to an Eskimos game in August, plus an autographed Sweatshirt

A Fantasyland Hotel Theme Room with breakfast for two & two Waterpark passes

A hand-woven Guatemalan table cloth

A Centro Stainless Steel BBQ, donated by Canadian Tire - Millwoods

A bottle of Colio Ice Wine in a basket with two glasses, plus Imagine Stone, 3 Beatles CDs & a DVD
 
A hand-crafted Crochet Doll, donated by Edith Proctor

An Ethan Moreau Oilers Jersey, donated by the Driving Force (John Blimke)

A pair of Oilers vs. Flames Gold Seat Tickets, donated by UniSource Canada

A hand-crafted Sterling Silver pin, created by Ann Orsini

Two bottles of Sumac Ridge Meritage Wines, a wine cozy, a corkscrew, a pocket guide to Wine, & a three-month trial subscription to Wine Spectator Magazine, donated by Vincor International (Jimmy Alcantara)

A "Hoodie" sweatshirt with "punked" toque, plus "In Crowd Blues sweatshirt with two toques. donated by the Nurses of the Royal Alex

A Boston Acoustics Receptor radio, donated by National Audio Video

A framed landscape painting, donated by Shauna & Michel Dorais

Two very large oil paintings, donated by Per & Erna Arnt

Six books, authored by and autographed by Judy Schultz, donated by Ed & Judy Schultz