Tiffin-Seneca United Way hosted their first ever Masquerade Ball & Art Auction at Heidelberg’s Great Hall on Saturday, October 29. For the purpose of raising funds for the 2022-2023 Campaign, Chris Lewis, Chair, invited the community to this formal event which featured both heavy appetizers and a seated meal.
Guests were chauffeured by The Renaissance and after a formal introduction by Lt. Jimmy Hughes, were encouraged to register to bid, view the forty pieces of silent auction items and donate to the 50/50. Following registration, the sounds of classical music filled the air as Kevin Buckland, an artist from Lewis Center, Ohio, created a masterpiece live before the audience.

After dinner concluded the dance floor was open for guests to waltz to the sounds of the professional quintet. Next, a fundraising game, boasting six jockeys on their inflatable balloon horses “raced” to the finish line to win a 50/50 split of the game’s proceeds.

The live auction kicked off with custom centerpieces generously donated by Tom Rodger’s, Payne Brothers Florist, and Barb Meyer. Artists featured included Sister Gemma, Linda Setzer, Suzanne Zielinski, Judy Fields, Heather Grover, Stephen Terry, Leslie Rohr Scherer. Tony Goodman and additional local artists along with many donated pieces were part of the silent auction.

The United Way would like to thank Bill Jones, Auctioneer, Chris and Sue Lewis, Sam Rumschlag, Jose Arias, Michael Distel, Tammy Herrig, Connie Griffin, Parkhurst Dining, art donors, The Renaissance and our 2022-2023 sponsors for making this event possible.