Coming April 27!! Our biggest fundraiser of the year!!!!! It’s been 21 years since CUCC voted to become an Open and Affirming church – this is cause for celebration and a reason to bring back our Party for Community!!
There will be a festive atmosphere with dinner, entertainment, and the chance to bid on silent auction items and to sign up for parties, events and services scheduled for later in the year.
Tickets for the party will be priced at just $25/person with wine and beer available for purchase. A percentage of the profit will be used for local and global missions.
Start thinking now of an event you could offer or help sponsor – how about a dinner party, tea, wine-tasting, winery tour, riverside picnic, evening at the opera or Philharmonic, brunch, spa experience, class or outdoor activity?
Be creative. We want to provide a year full of congregating possibilities, chances to have fun and get to know each other. Each event offered will have a limited number of participants at a set price per person. You’ll be able to buy an individual spot at an event or you can purchase all the reservations and invite your friends!!
Offering an event at the April 27 fundraiser is a wonderful way to share your talents and treasure with your church family.
We also need silent auction items. We’re looking for high-value items worth over $50 or items that can be combined to create a unique offering.
Do you have something special that needs a new home? Do you have contacts in the community you can ask for gift certificates and donations?
A donation letter to give community vendors is available in the Narthax and the church office. Silent Auction donations can be dropped off at the church office. Any donation not used for the party will be offered at an upcoming raffle.
If you have questions or want to commit to offering an event ☺ talk to Sue Hipp (sueandspencehipp@gmail.com or 435-7153) or Nancy Pressley (npressley1944@gmail.com or 312-8621).
Put April 27 on your calendar and plan to come and Party for Community with your CUCC friends. We promise you an evening of fun and the chance to participate in A Year of Congregating Opportunities.
Sue Hipp and Nancy Pressley – Event and Silent Auction Coordinators
Community UCC Fresno 