HARVEST MOON FLING

Words by Särah Nour

Photography by Kensie Wallner Photography

This year, the annual fundraiser known as the Harvest Moon Fling was emceed by Christopher Johnson, executive director of the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center (RACC), with the help of event co-chairs Heidi Holland and Audrey Newman.

In the Courtyard by Marriot in Moorhead, the Dave Ferreira Trio played jazz music while patrons bid on silent auction items, indulged in the buffet and sampled over 80 wines provided by eight vendors, all sponsored by Cash Wise Liquors.

Participants in the Mystery Wine Game bought corks for the chance to win a bottle of wine, while the Wheelbarrow Raffle ended with a lucky winner wheeling home over $400 worth of wine.

Along with gift certificates, vacation getaways and sports memorabilia, some of the silent auction items were seasonally themed, such as a snowman quilt and a gift basket filled with caramel apples, candy corn and a toy scarecrow.

The live auction, hosted by Kimberly Fladeboe Anderson, included an autographed NDSU Bison football, tickets to Twins and Timberwolves games, a painting by a local artist and a tropical retreat to the Cayman Islands.

All proceeds went towards the RACC’s advocacy and counseling services. [AWM]