SPELLBOUND!

Spellbound was a great success!
All 350 tickets sold, 52 businesses and organizations sponsored the event, it was a night of great fun and good food, and $22,961 was raised for the new library! This brings the current campaign total to $3,029,008.  The library is working towards raising the stretch goal of $3.1 million to accommodate changes in construction costs and to begin a library endowment fund.

A big thanks goes to all the people involved in making this a success...Beta Chi of Beta Sigma Phi, LACES, PEO - the groups that organized and ran the event!  Nancy Dodge, Jacquie McTaggart, Colette Greenley, Sondra Seward, Judy Olsen, John Klotzbach, Carol Iverson, and Laura Blaker were part of the core committee. 

Thanks to our letter sponsors from 52 businesses and organizations, all of the in-kind donors, the Lazy River Jazz Band, Mike and Ryan Ruffcorn (emcees), our spelling teams, Randy Miller (auctioneer) and the 350 people who bought tickets and attended the event.

What a great evening of celebration!

The large crowd at Spellbound!	Looking at the silent auction books
The great sounds were coming from the Lazy River Jazz Band!	Beautiful pieces of art were auctioned in the live auction.
There were many signed books to bid on!	Jacquie McTaggart was first to sit in the dunce chair!
The judges were a lively bunch.	The spelling teams were full of surprises.  This one is Kegler, Kegler, and Arend.
Independence Library Staff Team	Lions Club Team
City of Independence Team	Mickey's Hair Haven Team
LACES Team	Ridihalgh Fuelling Snitker Weber & Co Team
Wapsie Valley Creamery Team	The winning team... Beta Chi of Beta Sigma Phi
The "Queen Bee"

Thank you to the Spellbound Event Sponsors and In-Kind Donors!
 

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