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The Fourth Annual Library Lallapalooza and Book Bash continued a fun tradition, with more volunteers than ever before! Thanks for all the help! The 4th lallapalooza raised almost $6,000 and we were able to pay off the land! Location: The Annex Date: Sunday, March 30, 2008 Events: Silent auctions, musical performances, and a fundraiser lasagne potluck Entertainment - Again, the music was great! We had GRL Jam, an impromptu trio of Gabe, Raz, and Leah, playing some foot-stomping music. We had Desmond Cole on jazz piano and later jazz saxophonist Nelson Felix.
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- We are so successful we're running out of room! Your local library is growing rapidly, and we desperately need a new building to hold all the books and videos. If you have suggestions for how we can do the lallapalooza better next year, let us know! Call 479-3368 or e-mail library [ at] esterrepublic.com.
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- Food and Drink
Many volunteers dontated desserts, lasagnes, salad, french bread, and beverages to the lasagne feed, and then even more helped to serve lasagne to the hungry crowds. Many thanks to Gerry Nordman for organizing the feed, and to Maggie Billington, Margaret and Jeff Rogers, Judie Gumm, Denise Akert-Mohr, LJ Evans, Carla Helfferich, Lisa Sporleder, Mindy Gallagher, the Carboys at Gold Hill Liquor & Gas, and all the others who helped with the lasagne feed.
Auction Items - The lallapalooza auctions were an amazing display of really cool items, from books to flying lessons, paintings to sculpture, baskets to bowls of fruit.
Items & donors: Artwork - the Artworks: glass plate
- Nancy Burnham: encaustic painting
- Ester Glassworks: wall vase
- Judie Gumm Designs: necklace
- Susan Patton, printmaker
- PhotoSynthesis
- Jamie Smith: prints, cards, original artworks
Books, Videos, & the Like - book/gift baskets from items donated to the library
- book gift baskets from Thela Clayton
- The Ester Republic: books
- Gulliver's Books: books and fun novelty items
- Inua Wool Shoppe: knitting books
- jean lester: books
- McRoy & Blackburn: books
- Cherie Stihler: books
- family of John Trigg: books
- Vanessapress: books
Food & Beverage - College Coffeehouse: gift certificate
- Golden Eagle Saloon: certificates for dinner out in Ester
- Ray Hadley: Ester honey from Ester bees
- Gerry Nordmann & the lasagne makers
- North Pole Coffee
- David Stone: South African wine
Other items - Bill Ackiss & Sandy Willis: postal tote bags
- knitted hat, Invader Zim DVDs (set of 3), and rubber duckies from Kate Billington
- Maggie Billington: bobbleheadGuy Noir basket
- fishing trip from Dwight Deely
- Ester Hatworks
- Ester Volunteer Fire Department t-shirt (out of print version)
- Far Above Rubies: soap gift box
- Fireplug Sled Dog Race memorabilia
- Gulliver's Books novelty items
- Lynn Kulp: felted purses
- Tolovana Hot Springs: gift certificate
In-kind Contributions To construct the new building, we will need materials, labor, and people who know how to operate heavy equipment. If you are a tradesman or contractor, you can help build the new library and help us convince granting agencies that we are serious and worth funding! We will need a written agreement to provide in-kind contributions (services or materials, in the amount you wish to provide) that we can then show to grant agencies as evidence of serious intent, community interest, and the library's ability to follow the project through to completion. This will also help us plan the actual construction. The library is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) corporation, which may help out your business come tax time. Cash Donations The library accepts cash donations (check or cash) any time of the year. However, the lallapalooza makes a convenient time for benefactors to demonstrate their support and thus encourage others to help too. Volunteers Numerous volunteers made the lallapalooza possible. In addition to the lasagne makers & servers, lots of people generously gave their time to the fundraiser: Kate Billington, Nancy Burnham, LJ Evans, Judie Gumm, Mary Haley, Deirdre Helfferich, Hannah Hill, Diane Hunt, Hans Mölders, Birch Pavelsky, JD Ragan, the Rogers. MANY MANY THANKS! | | |
