On March 5, 2016, Charlie’s Club at Charles Wright Academy had its grand opening—and what a success it was! Fellows and flappers came out in droves to attend the 2016 Spirit Auction, and we can’t thank all of Charlie’s supporters enough for helping us make this evening happen. To our amazing volunteers and our generous donors, sponsors, and guests we want to say thank you for your contribution in helping us raise money to support the students at Charles Wright Academy. Charlie’s Club supporters hit on all sixes and together we broke several records! We’re so excited to support our “bright young people” now and for years to come with the newly endowed Robert Camner Fund for Faculty. Pat yourselves on the back folks—we think you’re the bee’s knees!
Thanks to all of our amazing volunteers and supporters, we had a fantastic year! Here’s a look at the 2016 Spirit Auction by the numbers:
- 503 guests (an attendance record)
- 1,942 bids placed
- 33 bids placed on most-bidded item (CWA custom glass ornaments)
- 22 event sponsors
- 6 advertisers
- 60 adult volunteers
- 42 student volunteers from the Class of 2016
- 306 item donors
- $18,311 Spirit Dollars donated (a Spirit Dollar record)
- $4,860 in faculty and staff sponsored tickets donated
- $173,011 in auction bids
- $352,416 total raised after expenses (preliminary)
- $203,950 of that will fund the Robert Camner Fund for Faculty (a Fund-A-Need record)
THANK YOU to our Charlie’s Club Management—you’re the cat’s meow!
- Bootleg Buyout Coordinators: Jenny Unruh and Maria Junemalm-Emerick
- Class Art Project Coordinator: Ann Vogel
- Communication and Guest Generation: Tiffany Spaulding
- CWA Parent Association and Auction Coordinator: Brenda Mueller
- Data Entry: Carla Pelster
- Dessert Dash: Lynne Parrott
- Display: Deb Sclair and Cassandra Will
- Large Item Procurement: Blake Goldberg ’82
- Live Production: Kerri and Chuck ’72 O’Farrell
- Procurement: Jen Smith, Nicole Rode, and Lori Sullivan
- Senior Class Volunteer Coordinator: Leon Phillips
- Sponsor Recognition: JoAnne Tees
- Volunteer Coordinator: Tareena Joubert
Thank you to the following Spirit Auction sponsors and advertisers—you helped make our event a roaring success!
| The Lindy Hop |
| Columbia Bank |
| Mobile Bidding Sponsor |
| Dobler Management Company, Inc. |
| The Shimmy |
| Emerson Dental |
| Fournier Insurance Solutions |
| Harbor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Johnson Nagaich, P.S. |
| The Rush Companies |
| Soundbridge Dental Arts and Sleep Therapy |
| Sound Surgical Arts |
| Titus-Will Automotive Group |
| Voodoo Media |
| The Josephine Baker |
| Albers & Co. |
| Wellspring Integrative Wellness Center |
| Roses Restaurant |
| Wine Sponsor |
| John and Michelle Simmer |
| Welcome Gift Sponsor |
| Cliff and Jackie Quisenberry |
| The Langston Hughes |
| Douglas J. Knight Orthodontics |
| Girard Wood Products |
| Gordon Thomas Honeywell |
| Puyallup Dermatology Clinic |
| The Mary Pickford |
| Kumon Learning Center |
| Studio Fitness |
| In-Kind Contributors |
| Alaska Weathervane Seafoods |
| CORT Party Rentals |
| Ed Beck Photography |
| Jay and JoAnn Tees |
| Narrows Brewing Company |
| Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. |
| TLB Events |
| Two Dogs Barking Productions |
We just can’t say THANK YOU enough! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for your support of Charles Wright Academy.
Gratefully,
Jamie and Rajiv Nagaich (Sid ’15, Abby ’17, and Sam ’22)
Charlie’s Club Co-Chairs
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