THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR HELPING MAKE COOL CATS FOR FIXNATION AT THE G2 GALLERY FEATURING THE CARL VERHEYEN BAND ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011 SUCH A SUCCESSFUL AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE!
Community spirit, art, music, cats and charity all came together at the wonderful G2 Gallery Friday night August 19, where everyone joined hands to support FixNation, and “get down” with the Carl Verheyen Band, performing as the “Cool Cats”.
Our hosts, Susan and Dan Gottlieb, the founders and owners of the G2 Gallery, deserve special thanks for offering up their unique venue and all it embodies on a night like this. And, for leaving everyone in awe, we also thank our star attraction, Carl Verheyen and his band mates, Dave Marotta and Walfredo Reyes, Jr., the talented, merry troupe who simply dazzled those in attendance with their special brand of musical offerings.
Carl Verheyen Band on-stage at event: Carl Verheyen (Guitar), Walfredo Reyes, Jr. (Drums) and Dave Marotta (Bass)
We would also like to thank and acknowledge the contributions of all those who purchased tickets, the donors who purchased tickets for complimentary invitation purposes, everyone who contributed to what became a terrific array of auction items, the G2 staff who worked so hard on putting the event together, the FixNation volunteers and staff who did so much to make things easy and efficient at the event, and all of those who came after what, for most, was a busy work day.
The venue’s size limited attendance to 100 and was a sold out event. Downstairs, the room was elegantly laid out to accommodate a buffet table of catered food items, a wine and beverage bar, a display of all the silent auction items, the check-in and ticket distribution table, and a table offering Carl’s CDs and DVDs for sale. Upstairs, in the main Gallery room, a stage was set up before rows of chairs to accommodate all the guests.
Here are a few photos from the event:
Event Special Mention
Many of the guests that came to the event did so thanks to the generosity of two major donors, grateful for the opportunity to help and to accept our public thanks. These are:
The Dax Foundation, and its principal, Dave Weisman, a visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist, specifically wanted to enable supporters of ours to attend and support the valuable mission of FixNation, a cause near and dear to his heart. For more on Dax Foundation and its unique role in helping make our world a better place, please visit www.daxfoundation.org.
United Agencies, Inc.- Western Division, and its CEO Dana Coates and his wife, Gina, who also is a key executive in the company, recruited 18 friends and associates to attend and become new FixNation supporters in the process.
Dana and Gina live and work in Pasadena, and have been supporters of FixNation from the outset, with a particular fondness for all our special events. Thanks to them, we are beneficiaries of the passion for our mission that the Coates family has always shown us here at FixNation.
