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Sep 1, 2010

Tickets Still Available for Tom Eastman Fundraiser

Sept. 11^th Event at Cranmore to Benefit the Voice of the Valley

North Conway, NH – Tom Eastman, reporter for the Conway Daily Sun and longtime contributor to the Mountain Ear, has recently completed a rigorous round of chemotherapy and radiation treatment to combat throat cancer.  His friends and supporters want to help him with the excessive costs and expenses incurred during his treatment regime.  To celebrate Tom and his contribution to the Mt Washington Valley, friends of Tom Eastman will hold a fundraising event dubbed “Tom-A-Palooza” on Saturday, September 11 at Cranmore Resort.  Only 300 tickets will be sold for $40 each.  The event promises to be the party of the season, with live music, food, a silent auction packed with great merchandise, and a live auction. Tickets are still available at Badger Realty in North Conway and Jackson, Mt Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce Office and Conway Café in Conway.

The following schedule will feature plenty of time to enjoy good food compliments of the Valley Originals and The Met, live entertainment and plenty of time to bid on donated items from businesses throughout New England. All events will take place at Cranmore Resort.

4-5:00pm       Cocktail Hour

5-7:00pm       Silent Auction Tent open for bidding

5-6:00pm       Dennis & Davey

5:30-7:00pm  Jon Sarty  & The White Mountain Boys

5-7:00pm       Valley Originals Buffett/The Met Coffee

7-7:30pm       Live Auction

8:00- 11Pm    Audio Kickstand

Businesses throughout New England have contributed merchandise, services, getaways and more to the live and silent auction.  Look for getaways at Wentworth Resort, Eastern Slope Inn, Woodstock Inn, Darby Field Inn, Mount Washington Hotel, Inn at Ellis River, a Durango, CO getaway,  Hampton Inn Mystic, CT, plus a birthday party and a Polar Express Package for a family of four from the Hampton Inn North Conway.  Gift certificates from restaurants including the 1785 inn, Shovel Handle Pub, Common Man Restaurant, Rafferty’s, White Mountain Hotel, Black Cap Grille, Old World Bakery, and twenty five $100 gift certificates from Valley Original restaurants in specially etched glasses donated by Glass Graphics will also be auctioned.  Lift tickets, seasons passes and attraction admissions have been donated for the auction by Attitash, Black Mountain, Bretton Woods, Cranmore, Jackson Ski Touring, Great Glen Trails, Wildcat, Okemo, Loon Mountain, Waterville Valley, Whales Tales Waterpark, Conway Scenic RR, Story Land, Santa’s Village, Lost Gorge, Farm by the River Stables, Mount Sunapee, and Killington, Mad River, Mount Washington Auto Road, and more.  Merchandise and artworks were donated to the silent auction by Settlers’ Green Outlet Village Plus, the Artery Craft Studio, White Horse Press, Covered Bridge Gift Shop, Marty Sage Gillman, North Country Jewelers, BEWI Productions, Bill Fein, R&R Woodworkers, New England Ski Museum, Friends of Tuckerman Ravine and Mt Washington Observatory, and  much more.  The live auction will feature vacation getaways, snowboards, and other merchandise.

Throughout the event live music will grace the stage, including local and regional bands.  Wristbands will be issued to ticket holders to account for the 300-person limit to the event.  We anticipate that some of the early crowd will leave following the auction

allowing a later audience for Audio Kickstand to attend.  For those interested in attending for just  Audio Kickstand we will be charging $15.00 at the gate on a first come, first serve basis as space becomes available.  Gate for Audio Kickstand will  open no earlier than 7:30PM.

Volunteers are still sought for the Tom-A-Palooza event.  Anyone interested in helping may contact Donna Woodward: Tel: 207 935-3959 or 207 441-8170

On September 11 most can’t help but think about a solemn event.  The Tom-A-Palooza will offer an uplifting opportunity to help a community leader at a time when we remember those less fortunate. Plan to attend the Tom-A-Paloosa and purchase tickets soon, as they are limited to the first 300 and the majority are now sold.

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