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Trekkers’ “Bid Big, Laugh Loud” Auction
On behalf of the Trekkers staff, students, families and the Trekkers’ “Bid Big, Laugh Loud” Auction committee, I want to express my sincere gratitude to all the local businesses and individuals who helped make our November 9th auction such a success. With the community’s support at this recent event, 80 Trekkers students raised money toward their program fees. The proceeds from the auction will help these students participate in an experiential learning program this year—including life-changing expeditions, community service projects and adventure-based education.
We wish to thank the Owls Head Transportation Museum and their staff for providing such a wonderful venue for the event. Special thanks also go to Bruce and Becky Gamage of Gamage Antiques for providing auctioneering services, to Camden Nation Bank for lending their popcorn maker for the evening, and to Tim Sample for his entertainment and his flexibility with our schedule! Our thanks go to the following area businesses, artists and individuals who donated items or services to the auction: A & A Rental; Agren Appliance; Alisa Beal; Allison Hill; Allison Philbrock; Andrew Stancioff; Ann Hoppe; Annie Mahle; Archer’s; Archipelago; Art Stanley; Asymmetrick Arts; Atlantic Baking Co.; Atlantic Studios; Back Cove Yachts; Batterman Fine Woodworking; Bay View Press; Beckett's Auto Service; BEK, Inc.; Black Dirt Guy; Bob Bird; Botanical Gardens; Brian & Katie Tarbox; By George Jewelers; Cafe Miranda; Camden Snow Bowl; Cape Air; Captain Jack's Lobster Boat Tour; Carroll Plumbing; Chambers Jewelers; Charlie and Otty Merrill; Chris Ferguson; Christine Statler; Clean Bee Laundry; Coastal Fuel; Cody Arsenault; Coppola & LaBree Eye Care; Coppola'sSalon; CrabApple Whitewater, Inc.; Craignair Inn; Cushing Diesel Service; Custom Cordage; D. Cole Jewelers; D’s Salon; Dancing Blanket Handwovens; Danica Candleworks; Deborah Hanson; Denny’s; Divine Life Wellness Consulting; Dominique Bayerdorffer; Domino's Pizza; Don Haskell; Donald Meklin & Sons Excavation; Doug Fales Landshaping; Doug's Seafood; E.L. Spear Inc.; East Wind Inn; EBS; Englishman Marine; Evergreen Ridge Alpacas; Fabian Oil; Farnsworth Art Museum; Fiore Artisan Olive Oils & Vinegars; Fisher Engineering; Florence M. Baker; Fran's Dog Grooming; Fromviandoux Restaurant; Fuller Auto Dealership; Gilly Coyle; Glen Cove Dental Associates; Golfer’s Crossing; Good Tern Natural Foods; Granite Gardens; Grasshopper Shop; Gray's Heating Oil; Green With Envy; Hamlin & Son Lawncare/Snowplowing; Hampton Inn & Suites; Handy Man; Hansen Jewelers; Harbor Hounds; Harbor Massage & Bodywork; Harbor Road Veterinary Hospital; Harborside Market & Garden; Head Turners; Heather Wolfe; Herman Miller; Hillary Thibodeau; Hoboken Gardens; Holistic Hygiene; Huston-Tuttle; Ideal Salon; Island Institute; Janelle Miller; JBI, Inc; Jeff's Marine; Jenifer Mumford; Jennifer Burns; Jensen's Pharmacy; Joanna Montgomery; Joe Patten; Judith Sala; Judith Grossman Decorating; Julie Atwood; K-9 Solutions Dog Training; KahBang Film Festival; Karen Talbot; Kelly Chiropractic; Lie-Nielsen Toolworks; Linda Bean's Maine Lobster; Loo Dryer Balls; Lowe’s; Lydia Kaeyer; Lyn Snow Gallery; M. Cayouette; Maine Antique Digest; Maine Cedar Adirondacks; Maine Chefs; Maine Coast Family Dentistry; Maine Coast Petroleum; Maine Dermatology; Maritime Energy; Mars Hall Gallery; Mary Kay-Sandra O'Farrell; Mid Coast Family Dentistry; Midcoast Blinds & Shades; Miller's Lobster Company; MRC; Nancy Dennett; North Atlantic Blues Festival; 150 Main Salon; Off Island Garage; O'Hara Corporation; Olympia Sports Rockland; On the Edge Fitness; Over the Rainbow Yarns; Owls Head General Store; Owls Head Transportation Museum; Pampered Chef-Meagan Rackliff; Paul Carlson; Pen Bay Chamber of Commerce; Penobscot YMCA; Performance Paving; Peter Overlock; Pipsqueaks Reusable Bags; Planet Toys; Plants Unlimited; Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County; Port -Clyde Co-op; Port Clyde Kayaks; Primo; Prince’s Furniture; Prior Brothers Auto Repair; Prison Showroom; Puffin’s Nest; Purple Planet Web Design; Rachel C Photography; Reflections Hair Salon; Reny's; Rheal Day Spa; Richard Whitman; Ridge Berry Farm; Rock Coast Plumbing & Heating, Inc; Rockland Community Sailing; Rockland Golf Course; Samoset Resort; Sandra L. Hatch; Schooner Olad; Sea Dogs; Seasons of Smiles; Sennebec Lake Campground; Shaw's Supermarket; Ship to Shore Lobster Company; Side Country Sports; Slipway Restaurant; Snapdragons; Stephanie Batterman; Stephanie Simmons; Steve Cobb; Stoneboat Wall Works; Superior Bait and Salt; Superior Restoration; T.L.Conway Builders; The Black Harpoon; The Courier Gazette; The Green Thumb; The Happy Horse Hidden River Equestrian Center; The Korean School of Karate; The Look; The Village Shop; Thomaston Grocery; Tim Sample; Travis Simmons; Velinda Elwell; Village Ice Cream; Waterworks Restaurant: Wee Care Daycare; Westport Educational Consulting; Don & Robin Wood; and Zulu Nyala Safari Lodge. Trekkers truly appreciates the generosity of all our donors. We encourage everyone to support these local enterprises.
And, of course, we want to thank everyone who came to enjoy the event itself. The auction bidding was generous and the dessert buffet offered a variety of delicious treats provided by the students’ families. The evening began with Auctioneer Bruce Gamage getting the bidding underway. Once bidding was complete, Tim Sample took the stage for a session of Maine Humor we will all remember.
Thanks also go to all the student and parent volunteers, the Trekkers staff, and to the auction committee who helped plan this fundraising event: Cathy Ansart, Dyann Peters, Gail Tardif, Kristin Gould, Alli Young, Jean Faustini, and Jenni Brooks.
As Trekkers celebrates its 20th year of mentoring youth from the midcoast area, we continue to be humbled and amazed by the outpouring of support we receive from the community. It is through the community’s support that we are able to achieve the Trekkers’ mission of connecting young people with caring adults through expeditionary learning, community service and adventure-based education. We can’t thank you enough for your continued support and for helping to make our third annual Trekkers auction so successful.
Don Carpenter
Executive Director
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