To the editor:

The recent “Mud Boots” celebration and fundraiser at the Chocolate Church was a great success.

I would like to offer my personal thanks to the individuals and businesses who donated items and services to our silent auction, where most of the important fundraising took place.

Our guests and auction bidders had their choice among generous donations from Fogg Art & Restoration, Livy Glaubitz, In the Clover, Patchwork Gardens, Jennifer DeChant, Byrnes Irish Pub, the Admiral Steakhouse, Now You’re Cooking, Bath Iron Works and Studio Theatre of Bath.

Other auction donors included Harpswell Healing Arts Massage, Marcia Feller, Karen Dominguez, Larry Gusto and Deborah Ann Fishing, and Andrew and Kim Perry.

And, of course, the Chocolate Church board of directors pitched in jointly to make the event happen, and to offer their own individual donations to the silent auction. At the top of that list was CCAC board member Leila Percy, who along with Scott Davis and his incredible jazz quintet, provided the crowd with a concert to close the evening.

We also want to thank Skillins Greenhouse, Rory Craib, First Federal Bank and Alpine Linens for their invaluable help and generosity.

Mud Boots would not have been impossible were it not for our generous sponsors, some of whom included Ruth Wagner Kessler, Donna and Greg Barmore, Deborah and Robert Dixon, Bret Gilliam, Vicki and Paul Skydell, and David and Polly Goldman, among others.

The money raised will help keep the Chocolate Church doors open, and will make its next wonderful season of performances and concerts possible — but more importantly, we are overwhelmed by the support and participation from the community CCAC serves.

Thanks again to everyone who was a part of this exciting and fun event.

Thom Watson
president of the board
Chocolate Church Arts Center,
Bath

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