Erin LeShore
Breast Cancer Benefit
In
December 2010 Erin LeShore’s battle with breast cancer began. She has
since had a double mastectomy and has started chemotherapy. Erin worked
as a nurse at Heritage Park Nursing Facility up until her surgery on
December 22, 2010. With Erin being the sole provider for herself and her
four children, her family and friends decided to plan a small fundraiser
to help her with living expenses and medical bills.
As the
word got out, more people answered the call and the small event became
bigger. We were able to get the Freemasons to donate the use of the
gorgeous Masonic Temple Ballroom at no charge to use for the event. A
group of Erin’s friends and family spent countless hours contacting
local businesses for donations to use for the auction and planning the
event. Together we were able to pull off a huge fundraiser in just 5
weeks!
The
event was a tremendous success, in every aspect. We provided a fun
and enjoyable night of entertainment for each guest. Guests were treated
to an incredible buffet of food that everyone enjoyed. The ballroom of
the Temple was filled with over 300 people and the upstairs mezzanine
was packed with kids enjoying over a dozen different children’s game to
keep them entertained. The auction was a huge success and we
kindly thank those businesses for donating such great items, and for the
attendees who graciously opened their pocketbooks and maxed out their
credit cards.
The
memories of so many people coming together to create such an incredible
event for an equally incredible woman will not be soon forgotten.
We,
Erin’s friends and family, would like to say a special thank you to the
following:
Free
and Accepted Masons
-
donating the use of the Masonic Temple, volunteering their time to set
up for the event and a few volunteers who attended to help.
Fort
Wayne York Rite Masons (Knights Templar)
– who helped in the planning and setup for the event.
Heritage Park Nursing Facility-
(Kim
Hughes, Lisa Terry, Rhonda Terry, Patty Cox, Denae, Kimball and Heather
Tetzloff, Carsyn Terry, Howard G, and many more) for donating the food
and time to prepare it at the event.
Kurt
Begue with Services for Plastics -
For donating the tickets to be sold and the setup of the Benefit 4 Erin
website.
Matt
Panossa with Coca Cola-
donating soft drinks for the event.
Jeff
Snyder with Snyder Distribution -
donating soft drinks for the event.
Dennis
Bennet and Sam Lengacher (certified auctioneers) -
volunteering their time for the auction.
Jay
Clibon with American Idol Karaoke -
for
providing entertainment free of charge.
Mr.
Nowak with Nowak Supply -
donating helium tank to use for decorating the Masonic Temple.
Al
Rodriguez and Jamie McHenry with AR Specialty Advertising -
for
donating t-shirts for all the volunteers.
Fort
Wayne Derby Girls (Crashn2u, Minx, and Adkins Riot) -
For
attendance to show their support and help out with the auction.
Carrie
Romines with Carrie Romines Photography -
volunteering photography skills to create unforgettable memories.
A huge
THANK YOU to all the local businesses who donated services or items to
be auctioned!
With
the help of everyone listed above, many not listed, and over 300 people
in attendance we were able to raise over $10,000 to help Erin with her
financial responsibilities while she is unable to work.
