FirstLink at the Ramada

FUNDS RAISED FOR HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES

FirstLink’s annual silent auction took place at Fargo’s Ramada Plaza Suites, with former Valley Today anchor Daron Selvig as Master of Ceremonies. Music was provided by local band Downtown Sound while PowerPoint slides presented a list of sponsors, a database of social resources, and facts and statistics about FirstLink.

Auction items included Christmas decorations, gift baskets donated by local businesses, quilts made by the First Lutheran Church Quilters, and gift certificates for spas, restaurants, and sports clubs. For Viking fans, there was an autographed Cordarrelle Patterson photo; and for Bison fans, a football signed by Carson Wentz.

Executive Director Cindy Miller took to the stage to describe the services FirstLink offers and introduce Trollwood students Greta and Konnor, who acted out skits based on real situations that FirstLink has encountered.

These skits portrayed a single mother who was provided with food, shelter and baby supplies; a man with depression who was referred to a mental health facility; and a struggling married couple who received help paying their electric and heating bills.

Raffle tickets were drawn toward the evening’s end. Prizes included a casino mini-vacation package, a "Grill n’ Chill" prize package, and a wagon full of children’s toys.

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