Held on the lawn of our beautiful Joe McGie Center on Hegan Lane in Chico, registration began about 10:30am. As guests arrived, they signed in at the registration table, ably manned by our own Director of Rehab Services, Deb Royat.
After signing in, guests picked up their tote bag and wine glass before moving on to get some delicious goodies donated by Delightfully Delicious and Upper Crust, and sample some fabulous coffee donated by Has Beans Coffee & Tea Company.
After a pleasant interlude of visting, sampling delicious treats and shopping from items produced by WTC's Made in Paradise, it was finally time to board the buses and be on our way!
While guests were on their tour, volunteers were busy preparing for the guests return at 4:00 p.m. In Tents Events generously donated a tent, in which we held our dinner. Here are some photos of the tent going up:
Upon their return, guests were treated to a fabulous Italian dinner provided by Italian Cottage catering. The dinner included lasagna, green salad, garlic bread, and a delicious bread pudding for dessert. Volunteers also served wine to guests, as well as soft drinks and water. Coffee was served with dessert.
Guests were treated to some outstanding flamenco guitar music by classical guitarist Tobin Roye, who is a member of the CSU Chico Music Department faculty. His music lent a wonderful ambiance to the afternoon.
The evening was rounded off by a Chinese raffle with some fabulous raffle prizes donated by local merchants.
Here are some guests filling out their raffle tickets:
Raffle prizes:
Carl Ochsner, WTC's executive director, MC'd the raffle
The feedback we have received from our guests at this event has been positive. While ticket sales were down this year, we hope to have more participating next year as the economy improves.
Thank you to all of our corporate sponsors who donated their services, talents and/or money to make this event possible:
• Deer Creek Broadcasting
• In Tents Events
• Italian Cottage
• Butte Community Bank
• Dahlmeier Insurance
• Graphic Impressions
• Hegan Lane Partnership
• Olde Gold Estate Jewelry
• The Group Real Estate
Thank you also to those merchants who donated items for our raffle and supplies for our snacks:
• Cal Java
• California Harvest Shop
• Chico Sports Club
• Delightfully Delicious
• Gold Country Casino & Hotel
• Golden West Nuts Harvest Shop
• Has Beans Coffee & Tea Company
• Lodestar Olive Oil
• Longs Drugs
• Masa Organics
• Penna Olives
• Safeway Stores
• Sierra Nevada Brewery
• Sports LTD
• TJ Farms
• Upper Crust
Hope to see you all at our Turkey Dinner this fall!
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