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April 18, 2019
The Brainerd Memorial Library is grateful to announce that the upcoming fundraiser “Food for Thought: a Taste of Haddam and Beyond” is nearly sold out! We would like to acknowledge the many sponsors and donors whose generosity is making the evening possible:
- Auction items by Country Framer, The Essex Steam Train, Dodie Ruimerman, Isabelle O’Hara, RubyBelle Vineyards, Lorraine Riess, Mallove’s Jewelers, Mansur Gavriel, and the Vera Bradley Outlet at Clinton Crossing.
- Raffle Contributions by Acer Nursery, AJ’s Pizza, Ballek’s Garden Center, Blades International Salon, The Blue Oar, The Crum Family, Essence Salon, Fiore II, Fireworks Home & Hearth, The Gelston House, Goodspeed Musicals, HK Dairy Barn, It’s Only Natural, Jack’s Country Restaurant, Katz Hardware, La Vita, Madison Art Cinema, The Nook, Pasta Vita, Perkatory Coffee Roasters, River Valley Provisions, R.J Julia Booksellers, Madison and Midddletown, Savor Café & Bakery, Tony’s Package Store, Town & Country Nurseries, Two Wrasslin’ Cats, Vero Cucino, Village Court Florist, Wellstone Farms, The Wheatmarket, and Whole Harmony Apothecary.
- Donated and sponsored food and beverage from Beach Tides, Cheryl’s Cookie Jar, China City, The Cooking Company, Coyote Blue, Creative Cakes by Donna, Deb’s Restaurant, Dough on Main, Fiore II, Grano Arso, Higganum Village Market, Higganum Wine & Spirits, Hi-Way Package Store, Mike’s Rotisserie, Moonlight Sushi, Nino’s Restaurant, Otto’s Pizza, The Perfect Pear, Pizzeria Da Vinci, The Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station, Rustica Ristorante, Steady Habit Brewing Co., Sundial Herb Garden, Teri’s Package Store, Udupi Bhavan, Wellstone Farms, Whistle Stop Café, and an anonymous donor.
- All raffle ticket sales and silent auction bids will be matched up to a $1,000 limit. thanks to a generous donation by Christopher & Erin Smith. Music by Sal D’Alessandro.
And many thanks to Brainerd Memorial Library’s Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, whose months of hard work so professionally brought together this event, notably Marijean Conrad, Elizabeth Adams, Doreen Staskelunas, Kristen Carpentier, Robbie Marshall, Lynne Cooper, Emily Smith, Myra Aronow, Donna Brinkerhoff, Terri Twigg and Isabelle Seggerman.
Tom Piezzo
Brainerd Memorial Library
