Thanks Volunteers and Donors for a Successful Summer Gathering

By the SRN Board of Directors

SRN wishes to thank everyone who participated in our 21st annual Summer Gathering on August 21, 2011.  We sincerely appreciate the generous support from the neighborhood, especially from those who participated in the auction, who donated auction items or cash, and the many volunteers who made it happen.

Thanks also to all the volunteers who devoted long hours preparing the Skyline Grange to host our Gathering. Many thanks to David Reisch, Billy Kennedy and Jim Boyer, aka The Hill Trio, for serenading us with their homegrown, original music. And thanks of course to our auctioneer this year, Ras Sauer.

Volunteers

The Gathering is made possible through the hard work of many volunteers who generously donate their time before, during and after the event. SRN wishes to gratefully thank the following volunteers who worked this year (plus any others whose names we have inadvertently missed!):

Dexter Bacon, Cindy Banks, Pat Barnard, Sharon & Joe Barthmaier , Pat Brady, Vickie Coghill, John Desmarais, Dave Duval, John & Kate Eskew, Karen Garber, Laurel & Joe Erhardt, John Gritzmacher, Natalie Harger, Jennifer Jenkins , Lucca Jenkins, Rebecca Jenkins, Rhonda Kelvin, Sue Kenney, David Lammert, Charlotte Lawrence, Richard & Bobbie Linn, Libby & Miles Merwin, Kelly Sue Munson , Gerry Payton, Julie Perry family, Samantha Perry, Ras Sauer, Dustin Sauer, Laurie Schreiber , Nova Schreiber. George Sowder, Sean Sowder, Sen Speroff, Audrey Vasconcellos, and Tracy Waters.

Auction Donors

The Gathering would not be a complete success without the generous donations of goods and services that we receive from both individuals and local businesses for our fund raising auctions. SRN wishes to sincerely thank the following individual and business donors this year:

Business Donors: All About Pets, Zoe Bacon, John Gritzmacher (Busy Bee Gardeners), St Johns Veterinary Clinic, Sauvie Island Kennels, Liz Stark & James Lyons (Amber Lion), Ivan McLean, Knife River, Linnton Feed & Seed, Means Nursery, Jeremiah Nadir, Sue Kenney (Painting with Threads), Hart Tree Farm, Ken Pincus Pottery Studio, Scappoose Rural Fire District, Pet Barn, Mutley Crew, The Meating Place, Jim & Peggy Kessinger (Plumper Pumpkin), Oregon Public Broadcasting, Cindy Roach (Forms in Clay), Gary Houston Design & Installation, Oblation Papers and Press, Ridgeback Tree Farm, Martani Tanning Salon, Peninsula Family Acupuncture, St Johns Bookseller, Forest Park Conservancy, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and Audubon Society of Portland.

Individual Donors: Susan & Patrick Ahern, Joe & Sharon Barthmaier, Catherine Dalziel, Dan & Holly Danks, Jim & Kandy Davis, Laurel & Joe Erhardt, John & Kate Eskew, Jennifer & Jeff Glowacki, David & Muffy Kruger, Gary & Kelly Kuntz, Charlotte & Robert Lawrence, Richard & Bobbie Linn, Allan Luethe, Miles & Libby Merwin, Jim & Kelly Sue Munson, Pete & Brigette Nortman, Cindy Roach, Leon & Sen Speroff, Gene & Susan Still, and Audrey Vasconcellos.

Vendors

This year’s Gathering featured a variety of local artisans and farmers. We appreciate the participation of the following vendors who also donated items to our auction:

Zoe Bacon (glass & metal sculpture), James Lyons (Amber Lion), John Gritzmacher (Busy Bee Gardeners), Ivan McLean (Ivan McLean Inc.), Ken Pincus (Pincus Pottery Studio), Sue Kenney (Painting with Threads), Jeremiah Nadir (leatherwork), Rick Wilding (essential oil products), Kelly Sue Munson (wreaths), and Bob & Diane McCormick (Sweetrock Farms).