2008 Bachelor Auction Benefiting Sunflower CASA

What a great community we live in!! So many individuals help so many causes!!

On behalf of all involved in the 2008 Bachelor Auction benefiting the Sunflower CASA Project, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to a very successful event.

“CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) consists of volunteers from many different backgrounds who give their time to advocate for abused and neglected children in the court system. The program is based on the principle that each child deserves a safe, permanent, nurturing home where he can thrive.”

Thanks to all who participated, attended and/or donated to the event. Special thanks to these individuals and organizations who sponsored the auction: Pfeifley's Jewelers, Shear Dynamics Salon & Day Spa, Merle Norman Cosmetic Studios, Mountain Mudd Espresso, Avalon Hair & Nail Salon, Celebrations of the Heart, Hibachi Hut/Texas Star Café, Stella Artois, Della Voce, Dick Edwards Ford, Manhattan Town Center, Dillards, and the Kathouse Lounge—with donations from others.

Your support was greatly appreciated. Thanks for helping raise over $5,300 for Sunflower CASA.

Empty Bowls Project

The Kansas State Women's Center and KSU Campaign for Nonviolence organized the Empty Bowls Project in cooperation with KSU Art Department, KSU Potter's Guild, The Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan High School Ceramic Students, GSOVA-Graduate Students of Visual Arts, Bluestem Bistro, Edesia, and Hibachi Hut/Texas Star Cafe.

Students and individuals handcrafted bowls. For a $10 donation, individuals selected or made a bowl. On April 17, 2008, the participants brought their bowls to the Texas Star Cafe and were served soup donated by the Texas Star Cafe and Hibachi Hut.

100% of the proceeds were donated to benefit local hunger fighting organizations.

This annual event is a project that we are proud to be associated with.