Great Rivers United Way

Bidding for our silent auction – which is 100% online, meaning you don't have to attend the Diamond Heist Mystery Dinner to participate – is underway. Don't miss your chance to score one (or more!) items... like this speaking engagement with GRUW Board Member Dr. Carolyn Colleen Bostrack. It's currently a steal at $575 ($7,500 value) and perfect for your business or organization's professional development needs!

The silent auction component of our Diamond Heist Mystery Dinner is NOW OPEN! This lovely addition to our event wouldn't be possible without support from local businesses and monetary contributions from our Board of Directors. Please help us show our gratitude with your generous bids! Bidding begins today – Tuesday, October 1 – at noon and ends the evening of our event – Saturday, October 12 – at 8:45 p.m. This silent auction is taking place 100% online. This means that, while the items will be on display at the Diamond Heist, you don't need to attend the event to bid. See our event website for details: https://lnkd.in/gcGm6ZCD. ?? Reminder: Our catering deadline is coming up fast. Ticket sales end THIS Friday, October 4, at 12:00 p.m.

The silent auction portion of our upcoming Diamond Heist Mystery Dinner is CHOCK FULL of amazing donated items. Preview them by clicking "ITEMS" at the top of our event site, https://lnkd.in/gcGm6ZCD. Bidding begins Tuesday, October 1, and is open to EVERYONE, not just those attending our event. Event and raffle tickets are available NOW! We wanted to draw LinkedIn's attention to a unique opportunity with GRUW Board Member Dr. Carolyn Colleen. She is offering a curated speaking engagement – the highest bidder will work with Carolyn to design a keynote address or workshop that meets their group or organization's needs. Bidding on this item will begin at $500 – it's valued at $7,500. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gJYtFeUC.

At our Mystery Dinner on October 12, the "Stomach of the Ocean" Diamond goes missing... but she's not the only belle at this ball! Thanks to a VERY generous donation from our friends at Mark Jewellers, our online silent auction features a raffle for a pair of 1.24 Carat Total Weight Diamond Stud Earrings! Every raffle entry includes a pair of 5mm Cubic Zirconia Stud Earrings. One lucky winner will end the night with both the stunning (faux) studs AND the real diamonds valued at $7,499 – no heist necessary! While we hope to see you there, you don't have to attend the Diamond Heist to win this (or any other) silent auction item. Items may be previewed at https://lnkd.in/gcGm6ZCD (click ITEMS in the header) – auction opens October 1, AND diamond earring raffle tickets are available NOW!

In case you haven't heard, Great Rivers United Way is holding an exciting NEW event to celebrate our 75th Anniversary. Join us the evening of Saturday, October 12, for "Now You See It; Now You Don't" – a Diamond Heist Mystery Dinner. We're fortunate to have amazing corporate support from GPC Beverage, Quartz Health Solutions, Performance Food Group, Trust Point Inc., Altra Federal Credit Union, and Holmen Cheese LLC for this event. Want to join the fun? Come with a group of colleagues. Tables of 10 are available! See https://lnkd.in/gcGm6ZCD for details.

Last but not least, thanks to Altra Federal Credit Union, Holmen Cheese LLC, and Board Member Holly Blanchard and her partner, Tom Fitzpatrick, for sponsoring our Diamond Heist Mystery Dinner. You're invited to join these supporters and other friends – old and new – at this 75th Anniversary fundraising event on Saturday, October 12. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/grCfpudv.

Thank you to Diamond Heist Mystery Dinner Impactor-level sponsors Performance Foodservice and Trust Point Inc. This fundraiser – proceeds from which will support focus areas mental wellbeing and food, shelter, and safety – wouldn't be possible without corporate partners like you! See what all the buzz is about at: https://lnkd.in/grCfpudv.

Corporate support is key to everything we're able to accomplish at Great Rivers United Way, and events are no different! Please join us in thanking the top, Investor-level sponsors of our upcoming Diamond Heist Mystery Dinner – GPC Beverage and Quartz Health Solutions. Intrigued? See what our friends at Pepsi and Quartz are getting themselves into at: https://lnkd.in/grCfpudv.

Andrew Temte, who served as our 2022-23 Campaign Co-Chair with his wife, Linda, invited our Executive Director, Mary Kay Wolf, on his Balancing Act podcast last month to talk life, leadership, and why corporations and individuals alike should consider investing in Great Rivers United Way. Thank you, Andy, for the conversation!

KUDOS to our friends at Trust Point Inc., who put together 1,800 snack packs for kiddos in summer programming at the La Crosse Area Family Y's Dahl Branch and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse Inc.! This activity was part of Great Rivers United Way's new imPACKs program – kit-packing to meet regional needs. To learn more about imPACKs, visit https://lnkd.in/gEtegpNX.