2nd Annual Kostandaras Family
Fundraiser A Great Success

About 150 people attended the event Nov. 8, 2008, hosted by the Kostandaras family and around 170 tickets were sold.  It was a fun night with a DJ playing lots of favorite tunes and many, many exciting items to win.

The event has already made as much or more than last year and we're still expecting a few more checks. Want to donate? See below.

We are extremely grateful to all who graciously donated their products and services for our prizes..

Prize auction items included:

• Deck Rescue $400 discount on deck cleaning
  and staining
• $200 Tissot Swiss women's watch, donated by Gustave Julian Jeweler, Inc., Parma, OH
• Gift certificate for teeth cleaning and exam or dental implant evaluation and x-ray, donated by Roger S. Karp, DDS, MSD, Dental Implant & Periodontal Center, Parma, OH, $90+ value
• Paramount Tennis Club membership, one year individual or family membership, up to $330 value, Medina, OH
• "Cleveland is More Than Sports" package - 2 tickets Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame, $25 gift certificates to PickWick and Frolic, House of Blues, Shooters, and Mallorca: $140+ value
• Table of jewelry, including several sets from Premier Designs, Inc.
• Three diamond necklace valued at $529, donated by Mariann Boyanowski
• Brew Blast Basket - 5 unique micro-brewed beers, glasses, and a $50 gift certificate to the Brew Engine in Lakewood, valued at $100+
• Movie baskets, including Austin Powers and Mad Maxx
• Wine baskets with glasses
• Cook books and cooking utensils
• Braun hand chopper/blender/mixer
• Hair and body care baskets
• $50 gift certificate to Hyde Park Grille

Other prizes included the following gift certificates:

• Augie's Pizza, North Royalton
• WalMart
• PickWick & Frolic
• House of Blues
• Porter Steak House, Beachwood
• Shooter's
• Colozza's Bakery, Parma
• Pearl of the Orient
• Mallorca
• Blue Canyon
• Liquid Fusion
• Gionino's Pizza

Door Prizes included:

• $25 Gift Certificate to Mustard Seed Market
• 3 - Cut and style appointments at Lee Marie Salon, Richfield
• Oil changes!
• Pedicures!

June Kostandaras is living with scleroderma, a chronic connective tissue disease which can harden skin and threaten the function of internal organs. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Ohio Chapter and is active in many chapter events. She's determined to make a difference by raising awareness and funds to fight this devastating disease. Join her in this effort!

June Kostandaras at the 2007 fundraiser

Couldn't join us that night but still want to help June make a difference? Donate to the Scleroderma Foundation, Ohio Chapter.