Annual Gala
The 2011 Annual Gala raised over $80,000 for our programs! Thank you!
SAVE THE DATE: THE 2012 ANNUAL GALA IS SLATED FOR OCTOBER 13!
The lovely Fountain Court at the Hotel Hershey is the setting for the Champagne Reception and over twenty tables of silent auction items, valued between $25 and $2,000! Then move into the Garden Terrace Ballroom for wine, dinner, dessert plus wingspan winner drawings, entertainment, the live auction of everything from fabulous jewelry to worldwide adventures and the opening of the Treasure Chest filled with $1,000 cash!
The 2011Coghlan Award Honoree for Meritorious Service to Gretna Theatre was TRACEY MELONI.
2011 Gretna Gala Idol Competition Results:
- 1st: Grace Kensinger
- 2nd: Katie White
- 3rd: Sierra Woodworth
- 4th: Gretchen Enterline
Each young performer received scholarship funds, family tickets to Gretna Theatre and the first and second place finishers have the opportunity to appear at Gretna Theatre this coming season!
Email if you’d like an invitation to the 2012 Gala at reneekrizan@gretnatheatre.com
The 2011 Schedule of Events were:
- 6:00 pm Arrival at the Hotel Hershey. Register and receive your bidder number, auction catalogue and dinner seating location.
- 6:00 – 7:30 pm Champagne Reception with served hors d’oeuvres in the elegant Fountain Court Lobby, bidding on Silent Auction Items, taking your chances on the Wingspan Raffle (much like a Chinese Auction with many items/baskets on which to place a chance), and purchase of Treasure Chest Keys (to try in the lock of the chest containing $1,000 cold hard cash!!).
- 7:10 pm The “1,000 Series” of the silent auction tables closes – watch out you are not beaten out for the items you bid on!
- 7:20 pm The “2,000 Series” of the silent auction tables closes – watch it! Snipers can sneak up and put a final bid after you if you are not watching!
- 7:30 pm The “3,000 Series” of the silent auction tables closes – Last chance to get a great deal on these terrific items!
- 7:45 pm Welcoming remarks. Wine, Dinner & Dessert is served. During Dinner we will pull the tickets of the lucky winners of the Wingspan Raffle for each item/basket of goodies, we will hold the Restaurant Bidding Frenzy (bid on gift certificates to your favorite area restaurants!), the Live Auction of extra-special items, the Fund-an-Item Appeal (to help fund programs for students at Gretna Theatre), Centerpiece Auction (take home one of these unique crystal/glass bowls with their own assortment of live house plants), the Gretna Gala Idol Scholarship Competition (four finalists compete for YOUR vote!) and the opening of the Treasure Chest (try your key to see if you’ve won!).
- Check out – Three checkout lines will be open in order to pay for your silent and live auction winnings. Cash, Checks and Credit Cards (MC/Visa/Disc/Amex) are accepted for payment. Items may not be retrieved until paid for.
We are very proud that 95% of our auction items are donated free and clear to Gretna Theatre for this vitally important fundraising event!
Some Photos from the 2010 Gala
Help to preserve Gretna Theatre by participating in our annual Gala!
To donate, or for more information please call or email:
Renee Krizan
717-964-3627
reneekrizan@gretnatheatre.com
If you are interested in assisting us in the necessary and exciting event, click the link below for a listing of the committees and positions we need staffed to have our Gala run smoothly and successfully.