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