205 S. Walnut Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Volunteer Spotlight
Jewelry
Sale Committee
Early this Spring
June Cotter, a Heartland volunteer, approached the staff with a new
fundraising
idea. She thought that there must be
beautiful jewelry pieces owned by people in the community who needed to
downsize and would do so to support Heartland Senior Services. This original idea, “Treasures of the Past”
Jewelry Sale, came to fruition October 27 & 28 at Heartland. The preparation had included hours and hours
of volunteer work; collecting thousands of pieces of donated jewelry,
sorting,
pricing, cleaning, untangling--. The result was a Heartland dining area
transformed
for a weekend into a gigantic Grandma’s jewelry box! Hundreds
of excited customers got a great
start on their holiday shopping and the weekend culminated in a
significant
profit for Heartland, which will go toward funds for a future facility.
June Cotter came
to the project with experience in raising money for an East Coast
non-profit organization
before her retirement. She knew the
success of the project lay in its organization, marketing, and in the
assembling
of an enthusiastic team of hard-working volunteers.
The core jewelry committee consisted of
Heartland sincerely thanks the Jewelry Sale Committee for spearheading this very successful fundraiser. Thanks also to those who donated jewelry, baked goods, and other treasures; and to the shoppers who supported Heartland. And who knows, if you still have some jewelry under the bed, hang on, we may do this again some time!
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