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KICK-BUTT SELF-DEFENSE: Lori Hartman Gervasi, author

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Seen • Claremont<br />

Local artists offered creative seating arrangements to the highest<br />

bidder during the sixth annual Claremont Community Foundation’s<br />

Chair-ity Sit-in Auction. Specially created chairs from 30 artists and<br />

community supporters were stationed throughout Claremont for<br />

viewing and bidding. A final live auction was conducted at the<br />

Packing House. The Chair-ity Sit-in is one of the last events in the<br />

Claremont Community Foundation’s annual Party Parade of<br />

fundraisers. Every March, residents and supporters open their<br />

wallets and their homes to host various parties and activities.<br />

Patricia dillon, left, and event guest auctioneer tim brayton<br />

prepare to offer the charity Makes sense entry for bid.<br />

suzanne hall, left, Joan bunte, and tony and claire sears view some<br />

of the 30 entries in the fundraising auction.<br />

teresa shaw, left, Jeff Groves and cheryl donnelly came<br />

out to support the arts and the foundation.<br />

60 | inlandlivingmagazine.com | may 09<br />

Chair-ity Sit-in Auction<br />

Proceeds go into the foundation’s operating budget, and if there<br />

is a surplus that money is used for mini-grants in the community.<br />

Although all the chairs were hits with the community, two proved<br />

particularly popular — a Charity Makes Sense entry from the<br />

Riverside Community Foundation emblazoned with pennies all over<br />

it and a Jackson Pollock-inspired colorful one complete with shoes<br />

and a jacket.<br />

Photos by eric reed<br />

claremont community Foundation executive director Nickie cleaves, left, joins<br />

artist Jacqueline cook and chair-ity sit-in Auction chairwoman dawn Grimes.<br />

brenda rosenfeld, left, beverly Foster and Karen rosenthal enjoy<br />

spending a few minutes together before the charity event.<br />

Marilyn bidwell, claremont community Foundation board member, left, with Party Parade<br />

chairwoman Linda troyer, sue Likens and Leonaine dixon.

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