PAST FUNDRAISING EVENTS

L to R: Dondino, Read To Me Foundation President and Spartan, University of Dubuque mascot

PAST FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Wine Style Fundraiser

Big Success

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karaoke a big success!

The WineStyles Annual Fundraiser was another success. This year Karaoke was introduced to the guest and will definitely be a part of next year's WineStyles Fundraiser.

Special Thank You To Our

Raffle Donation Contributors:

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THANK YOU FOR THE

INCREDIBLE RAFFLE PRIZES

The Garden Grill - $50 Gift Certificate Bonefish - $50 Gift

Certificate Dunkin Donuts, West Des Moines – 1 dozen

donuts a month for a year

Premier Designs/Kristi O’Connor – Silver Tennis Bracelet

Teresa BeLieu - Iowa Hawkeyes Items

Teresa BeLieu - Iowa State Cyclones Items

Amy Swanson – Quilted Wine Carrier and two cocktail napkins (6)

Dave Hanf – 1.5 liter bottle of wine

Dave Hanf – Wine for Quilted Wine Carrier

Kathy Smith – Wine for Quilted Wine Carrier

Kathy Smith - $10 Applebee’s Gift Certificate & $10 Jethro’s Gift Certificate

Kathy Smith- $5 Dairy Queen Gift Certificate

WineStyles West Des Moines – Wine Tasting for 20

Tracy Cakes – 4 dozen cupcakes

Waukee Cake Lady – 4 dozen cupcakes

Upcycle & More Designs – Wine Bottle with Candle

Upcycle & More Designs – Wine Bottle with lights

Martha Kunkle – Basket or Wine

Jim & Kim Berkley – Molly Dooker wine (2)

Teresa BeLieu – Green Bay Packers & Chicago Bears Pro Team Emblem Pictures

Eunica Studios/Vanessa Lueptow – Amber necklace, bracelet and earrings

Robin & Scott Symunds – Basket

WineStyles Johnston – 20 person Wine Tasting

My Favorite Muffin – Gift tin with mini muffins & gift cards

2012 WineStyles Annual Fundraiser

Thank You to Wine Styles owners Allan and Gina Graham for a beautiful, fun and successful Wines Styles Fundraiser for Read To Me Foundation on Saturday Feb. 25th at the Johnston, Iowa Wine Styles store Thank You to Board Members Kathy Smith and Dave Hanf for all their hard work to make the annual Wine Styles Fundraiser another success

Thank You to all the guest who took the time to join us in the annual Wine Styles fundraiser to support Read To Me Foundation in the fight for literacy

THANK YOU TO OUR RAFFLE GIFT DONORS

Tracy Cakes

Wine Styles (Johnston)

Wine Styles (West Glen)

Dave Hanf-Read To Me Foundation

Carol Hanf

Kathy Smith-Read To Me Foundation

Des Moines Convention and Visitor Bureau

2012 Wine Styles Fundraiser Literacy Angels

Bryan and Andrea McGinness

Steven Skoog

Kathryn Smith

Jim Berkley

Lynne Wollenhaupt and Chris Kolander

Dave and Carol Hanf

Laura and Fred Thomas

Barb Nobile

Amy Swanson

Gary and Marge Callaghan

Scott and Robin Symonds

*Memorial in the name of Jim Symonds

( Jim was raised in Dyersville, Iowa and spent his retirement days reading to a grade school classroom. His family members Scott and Robin Symonds decided the Read To Me Foundation's Literacy Angel program would be a wonderful way to honor him with his memorial gift to support literacy)

Ron and Theresa Belieu

Lisa Gist

Claudia Howell

Deb Bray

Dave & Lucy Shipley

Martha Kunkle

Paul and Marilyn Stoll

Chad and Jennifer Kirschbaum

Richard Meade

Anne Berkley-Wright

Joe and Katina Weissenburger

IT WAS A FUN NIGHT- FOR A GREAT WINE EXPERIENCE VISIT WINE STYLES AT 8460 BIRCHWOOD COURT, SUITE 500, JOHNSTON, IOWA

RAFFLE WINNERS!!!

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AND THE WINE TASTING BEGINS

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IOWA NATIONAL GUARD

see you next year!

Kennedy Mall for a successful Bake Sale! Your shoppers and tenants made this fundraising event a big success for "Operation Got Your Back", a tribute to the military children of the 133rd National Guard

Little Folks Trading Post for your generous donations for Literacy!

THANK YOU WINE STYLES

FOR A WONDERFUL EVENT

FOR A GREAT CAUSE!

WINE STYLES

Read To Me Foundation held the first Wine Styles Fundraiser at the beautiful West Glen location of Wine Styles Store in West Des Moines, Iowa.

From the moment you walk into WineStyles, your perfect wine buying experience begins. Find yourself transported to an Old World wine cellar, surrounded by a selection of the finest wines available from around the globe, all at affordable, easy-to-swallow prices—most of our wines are priced at under $25!

The wine tasting fundraising event was a successful and fun evening for all. Thank You Wine Styles for the first of many more Wine Styles/Read To Me Foundation wine tasting fundraisers

Read To Me Foundation Members join guests at the first "Wine Styles" fundraising event

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Wine Styles was a fun and creative fundraiser for Read To Me Foundation.........

See you again next year!

DUBUQUE CHAPTER

UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE

LUTHER COLLEGE

JON DAVISON COURT

L to R: Dondino, President Read To Me Foundation and University of Dubuque Women's Basketball player #15 Ashley Barwick

The day was full of spirit as the U of D women's basketball and men's basketball teams displayed their athletic talents against Luther College.

Thank You to Jon Davison for helping to make this event possible for the Read To Me Foundation.

Read To Me Foundation would like to the University of Dubuque for their generous fund raising event to support the RTMF "Operation Got Your Back" children's military book project to honor the families and children of the 133rd National Guard Unit of Dubuque.

University of Dubuque Jon Davison

Dondino, President of Read To Me Foundation, sings the National Anthem for the opening of the University of Dubuque women and men's basketball game against Luther College

L to R: RTMF Board Members, Becky Gruening, Dondino

raffle basket table

Game Announcer Table

50/50 Raffle Winner who so graciously gave his winnings back to Read To Me Foundation for the 133rd "Operation Got Your Back" project

U of D cheer leading section

Below: U of D Cheer leading fan and Dondino

U of D fan and Dondino

U of D Women's Basketball Team

U of D Men's Basketball Team

U of D Photographer

RTMF Event volunteers

L to R: Lynn Lutze, daughter Erin, and Dondino

Read To Me Foundation Board Member Becky Gruening at Raffle Table

Dondino and a Luther College Fan

University of Dubuque Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball players say Thank You to Dondino for singing the National Anthem at the U of D vs. Luther College

EAGLES CLUB

Dubuque, Iowa

Preparing for Breakfast

Fundraiser at the Eagles Club of Dubuque

Dondino preparing for Breakfast

Guest Arrive!

Caryn Cox and Family arrive for breakfast (133rd National Guard Unit family)

Dondino serving breakfast to fundraiser guest

133rd arrive for Breakfast

133rd military child loves her pink bagel

Ed Gau, owner Donut Boy, travels from Bettendorf, Iowa to attend the breakfast fundraiser

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS, EAGLES CLUB OF DUBUQUE, AMERICAN LEGION, AND THE FAMILIES OF THE 133RD NATIONAL GUARD FOR MAKING OUR VALENTINE BREAKFAST SPECIAL!

Washington Middle School

Dubuque, Iowa

Bubble Gum Day!

George Washington Middle School (Dubuque, IA) presented Read To Me Foundation with a donation check from the "Bubble Gum Day" fundraiser initiated by student Courtney Dzaboff, to join the fight for literacy