Page 5 2024 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2024 The night began with guests encouraged to fill their plates with food provided by Nuthatch Hill BBQ and Cindy Guyett and friends. There were free beverages at the food table, and a separate wine table provided by Joe and Michelle Ryan. In the main shop area, tables were set up at the far end of the room for the silent auction items, with the live auction items forming an arcing sweep across the front of the room. On the far side of the room Bill Post and Tonita Reifsteck were selling luminaria while Janice Funk was selling mystery bags filled with items donated by area businesses. During the silent auction, there were times when guests were shoulder to shoulder in that area, examining what was being offered and placing bids on items they most desired to take home with them at the end of the night. At the same time, there was a large group of folks who were busy browsing the long, long line of live auction items. At 6 p.m. the silent auction was closed for the night and the live auction was just minutes away. The Pink Pumpkin Auction Committee came to the front of the room and were introduced. There was a word of gratitude expressed to those in attendance as well as those who had donated items for the live and or silent auctions. There was a brief run down of the American Cancer Society, who they are, what they do, and what they do with the money that is raised, including patient support programs, motel stays, transportation for warriors to treatments, and grants paid out to research and university hospitals including several in Illinois. Continued --
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