Another THANK YOU to our volunteers

Dr. Debbie Villalon, Daisy Guerra, and Santos Garcia helped create personalized etchings for wine glasses.

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we still want to express gratitude to several outstanding volunteers. Without your help, our first-ever Autumn on the Lawn would not have been such an amazing night! Just want t say a special thank you to the board members for selling tickets and helping to obtain sponsorships and silent auction items. Autumn on the Lawn would not have been possible without the generosity of the following volunteers:

Maurie and Paul Haas

Maurie Haas – For planning the menu and coordinating the food, and making sure the table was set up and freshly stocked. For picking up all the goodies for the food and items for the silent auction. For speaking so lovingly about Mike Cattaruzza.
Jim Chapman – For supplying the beer for “Jim’s Biergarten” and creating an awesome slide show.
Debbie Villalon – For doing the glass etching and recruiting volunteers, and helping with the set up and break down. For making some delicious meatballs, and helping with the slide show.
Alicia Aguilar – For helping with the concept and planning, and offering moral support.
Larry Lof – For your planning ideas and supporting ticket sales.
Charlie Flores – For helping create the lighting concept and execution of it, and assisting with Skaggs House preparations.
Carlos Ortiz — For helping create the lighting concept and execution of it, and assisting with Skaggs House preparations. For consulting on the Skaggs House, and for the extra trip to Home Depot!
Rhonda Garza – For singlehandedly putting together the displays for the Silent Auction. It would not have been fabulous without you! Thanks for the moral support.
Armando Alvarado – For generously donating the use of the lighting and the labor to set up and break down. It wouldn’t have been quite as beautiful without your help.
AJ Salazar – For loaning tables and taking photos of the event.
Paul Haas – For helping transport food, and helping break down and clean up.
Chris and Charles Warren – For all the extra time you spent preparing for the event and helping make it a success. Chris, for staying late to clean up, and for manning the sign in table, and miraculously organizing the Silent Auction check out. Thanks for your tireless efforts!
Jeff Walker and his son – For being in charge of parking and guiding guests.
Mary Lou Campbell — For such kind words for Mike Cattaruzza.

Karen Macking, Ken Garver, and Wayne Rink

Audrey Eoff – For helping with the food and adding that extra pizzazz.
Gloria Warfield – For watching the Visitors’ Center and helping us during the event, and for helping with silent auction checkout.
Glenn Boward – For helping set up and take down the slide screen, offering technical support, and helping break down after the event.
Ken Garver – For helping direct traffic and guiding visitors.
Karen Macking – For tirelessly helping with the food setup.
Stephanie Chapman – For making some delicious dips and helping break down after the event.
Scott Nichol – For helping set up and break down, and for helping at Jim’s Biergarten.
Karen Boward – Helping break down and clean up, and for helping with silent auction checkout.
Wayne and Corky Rink – For helping set up and break down, and for helping with the food and with the parking. For also helping watch the Visitors’ Center.
Santos Garcia – For doing the wine glass etching and assisting me with the power point.
Daisy Guerra – For doing the wine glass etching.
Chrisy Pohler – For providing the sandwiches at cost.