BMH Clambake/Auction Raises More than $45,000 for Women’s Healthcare

The 22nd Clambake & Auction held at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital raised
more than $45,000 and counting for women’s healthcare services. Hundreds of volunteers, area businesses, and the many community participants helped make the event a success.

Sponsorship for the event was at an all time high of 188 area businesses “shelling out” to make this clambake a colossal success. Speaking of colossal, we would like to take one more opportunity to thank our highest level, the Colossal Lobster sponsors for their generosity. They are: Boston Private Value Investors, Inc., C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Chittenden Bank, Entergy Nuclear-Vermont Yankee, and The Richards Group.

The live auction consisted of 16 live auction packages ranging from Red Sox tickets to vacation trips to tennis lessons and equipment. Many thanks go out to auctioneer Bob Sprague who generated lively “bidding wars” on auction packages to the amount of $9,320. Skits, written and organized by Jean Gilbert, introduced many of the packages. The displays for these packages were artfully arranged by a small group of creative volunteers headed up by Suzie Finnell and Nancy Hagstrom.

Jean Gilbert prods BMH CEO/President Barry Beeman - chef extraordinaire for the evening - on his skit to auction off his and a "friend's" services to cook on the grill donated by Fireside True Value at the highest bidder's home.

Mark Richards, co-chair of the Building for Excellence Capital Campaign (along with former Senator Bob Gannett) talk with fellow Clambake attendees.

The hospital Development Committee brought new attendees to the event by selling tickets to community members who had previously never attended a clambake. Thanks go to Jon Secrest who brought twelve new participants to join the fun. Overall, many new participants came to eat lobster, bid on auction items, and enjoy the community camaraderie under the tent in support of BMH.

Fresh flower arrangements from local gardens were placed on the many tables, created by the skill and artistic eyes of many volunteers under the direction of Mileva Brown.

The annual BMH Clambake & Auction would not be possible without the many individuals and businesses involved. Most importantly, BMH could not succeed without the support of those who come to enjoy good food and great friends and support Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in its mission of providing quality
healthcare for the community. As you can see, docs, VPs and 'others'
participated in the auction skits.

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