Kittery Land Trust

Celebrate the Nature of Kittery!

On the evening of June 7, the Kittery Land Trust held its first-ever gala evening of auction and entertainment to celebrate the tastes, sights, sounds, and talents of Kittery.

Thanks to generous donations by many people, the evening was a tremendous success (despite the weather, a Nor'easter that deterred few).

Music

Musicians providing entertainment included:

Kent Allyn
Jean Alvord
Ben Baldwin
Agnes Charlesworth
Lance Gunderson

Food

Delicious eclectic food was provided by a dozen of Kittery's local restaurants, including:

anneke jans
Beach Pea Baking Company
The Bagel Caboose
Bob's Clam Hut
Crooked Lane Café
Cacao
Coco Loco
Divine Cuisines
Enoteca
Golden Harvest
Terra Cotta Pasta
The Weathervane

Auction

A live auction was led by volunteer auctioneer Douglas W. Stinson from
Carl W. Stinson, Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers Since 1960
(207) 439-5666

Auction donors

Many people donated items for the auction, including:

David Batchelder
Tim Beavis
Cap'n Simeon's Galley
Captain and Patty's River Tours
Alex Dearborn
Mrs. Storey Decatur
Dean Diggins
Marcia Gibbons
Mark Gibbons
Green Art
Steve and Stella Hall
Nina Fox Herlihy
Neil Jorgensen and Martha Petersen
Maureen Raynes
Jan and Brian Rodonets
Gail Sauter
Wendy Turner
Cameron Wake
Clint and Georgia Wells

Gala committee and volunteers

Our special thanks to all those who worked tirelessly to make this event a success:

Alex and Danna Dearborn for their unwavering generosity and energy as hosts and Chairpersons of the Gala
Vance and Anne Morgan for helping to shape the Gala, mailing hundreds of invitations and fielding phone calls
Anne Bryer for mailing the other half of the invitations and for her fundraising insights and expertise
Pat Cherry for pounding the pavement on auction items
Steve Hall for his many ideas, auction assistance and enthusiasm
Jan Lamont for helping to flesh out the idea many months ago
Ken Fellows and Ben Potter for expertly organizing the outstanding tastes of the evening
Bill Paarlberg and Nancy Horton for exquisite concept and design of the invitation
Cameron Wake for his many ideas and organization of auction items

Thank you to all who attended and particularly to our generous corporate sponsors!

The Timberland Company
Kittery Animal Hospital
Kittery Family Practice

For information on KLT events, contact:

Melissa Paly, President of the Board of Directors (207-439-8271)
or
Kelsey Woodward, Coordinator

Contact KLT

Last updated: September 20, 2008

The Trust is indebted to the Rosamond Thaxter Foundation for support of this web site and for annual support since 1997.

		\| Home Page \| Coming Events \| Get Involved! \| Links \| MtA2C \| News \| People \| Properties \| Press Room \| Celebrate the Nature of Kittery! On the evening of June 7, the Kittery Land Trust held its first-ever gala evening of auction and entertainment to celebrate the tastes, sights, sounds, and talents of Kittery. Thanks to generous donations by many people, the evening was a tremendous success (despite the weather, a Nor'easter that deterred few). Music Musicians providing entertainment included: Kent Allyn Jean Alvord Ben Baldwin Agnes Charlesworth Lance Gunderson Food Delicious eclectic food was provided by a dozen of Kittery's local restaurants, including: anneke jans Beach Pea Baking Company The Bagel Caboose Bob's Clam Hut Crooked Lane Café Cacao Coco Loco Divine Cuisines Enoteca Golden Harvest Terra Cotta Pasta The Weathervane Auction A live auction was led by volunteer auctioneer Douglas W. Stinson from Carl W. Stinson, Inc. Auctioneers and Appraisers Since 1960 (207) 439-5666 Auction donors Many people donated items for the auction, including: David Batchelder Tim Beavis Cap'n Simeon's Galley Captain and Patty's River Tours Alex Dearborn Mrs. Storey Decatur Dean Diggins Marcia Gibbons Mark Gibbons Green Art Steve and Stella Hall Nina Fox Herlihy Neil Jorgensen and Martha Petersen Maureen Raynes Jan and Brian Rodonets Gail Sauter Wendy Turner Cameron Wake Clint and Georgia Wells Gala committee and volunteers Our special thanks to all those who worked tirelessly to make this event a success: Alex and Danna Dearborn for their unwavering generosity and energy as hosts and Chairpersons of the Gala Vance and Anne Morgan for helping to shape the Gala, mailing hundreds of invitations and fielding phone calls Anne Bryer for mailing the other half of the invitations and for her fundraising insights and expertise Pat Cherry for pounding the pavement on auction items Steve Hall for his many ideas, auction assistance and enthusiasm Jan Lamont for helping to flesh out the idea many months ago Ken Fellows and Ben Potter for expertly organizing the outstanding tastes of the evening Bill Paarlberg and Nancy Horton for exquisite concept and design of the invitation Cameron Wake for his many ideas and organization of auction items Thank you to all who attended and particularly to our generous corporate sponsors! The Timberland Company Kittery Animal Hospital Kittery Family Practice For information on KLT events, contact: Melissa Paly, President of the Board of Directors (207-439-8271) or Kelsey Woodward, Coordinator Contact KLT Last updated: September 20, 2008 The Trust is indebted to the Rosamond Thaxter Foundation for support of this web site and for annual support since 1997.
Kittery Land Trust P.O. Box 467 Kittery, Maine 03904-0467 207-439-8271 Members of the Board of Directors: MJ Blanchette Gillian Carter, Secretary Tim Case Alex Dearborn Richard Emery, Treasurer Ken Fellows, Vice President Vance Morgan Robert Moyer Rob Nichols William Paarlberg Melissa Paly, President Cameron Wake Administrative Coordinator: Kelsey Woodward