The 29 wreaths in the fifth annual Festival of Wreaths auction yesterday brought in more than $10,500 for the Copper Mountain College Foundation. Executive director Sandy Smith said this year’s event was a record breaker. About 125 people attended the auction that saw some very spirited bidding. The highest bid of the night was $725 and went to Z107.7’s wreath, created by Tamura at Home. The wreath included a gift certificate for radio advertising. The People’s Choice Award went to a bird-themed wreath donated by Dr. Robert Lombardo, (which sold for $420), and which included a $300 gift certificate to Two Bunch Palms resort in Desert Hot Springs. A silent auction of 12 more wreaths raised nearly $800, and raffle tickets brought in about $740. Proceeds from the auctions and raffles went to the Copper Mountain College Foundation, except for the wreath for Relay for Life, which received the entire $290 bid. Former Superintendent/President Dr. Roger Wagner, who left CMC this summer for Victor Valley, was the guest auctioneer. Photos of some of the wreaths can be seen with this story at Z1077fm.com.
