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2007 - 32nd Annual Sale

Location; Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Coordinators:  Faye and Clair Brenneman

Friday Evening Entertainment:  Five Times Harder

Open Loaf of Bread: 

Total Quilt Sales:  $36,000.00

Top Quilt:  $4,100.00 and nine quilts sold for $1,000.00 or more.

Silent Auction:  $1,365.00

Penny Power:  $7,912.92.

Total Money Raised:  $131,000.00  $100,000.00 sent to MCC

 

2006 - 31st Annual Sale

Location:  Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Coordinators:  Faye and Clair Brenneman

Friday Evening Entertainment:  Tony Brown Concert

Open Loaf of Bread:  $1,800.00

Total Quilt Sales:  $33,400.00

Top Quilt:  $1650.00 and 10 quilts sold for $1,000.00 or more.

Silent Auction: 

Penny Power:

Total Money Raised:  (preliminary) $120,600.00

 

 

2005 - 30th Annual Sale

Location:  Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Coordinators - Faye and Clair Brenneman

Friday Evening Entertainment - "Celebrating Our 30 Years With Singing and Remembering"

Open Loaf of Bread:  $1,500.00

Total Quilt Sales:  $34,105.00

Top Quilt:  $2,300.00  and 9 quilts sold for $1,000.00 or more.

Silent Auction:  $1,400.00

Penny Power:  $3,597.85

Total Money Raised:  $133,154.65

 

2004 - 29th Annual Sale

Location:  Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Coordinators - Faye and Clair Brenneman

Friday Evening Entertainment - High Atmosphere (Bluegrass Band)

Open Loaf of Bread:  $1,500

Total Quilt Sales:  $32,915

Top Quilt: $2,300

Silent Auction:  $1,400

Total Money Raised:  $124,600

 

2003 - 28th Annual Sale

Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Coordinators - Faye and Clair Brenneman

Friday Evening Entertainment - On With the Show (vocal quartet)

Total Money Raised: $124,700

2002 - 27th Annual Sale

Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Chairperson - Esther Nafziger

Friday Evening Entertainment - Les and Gwen Gustafson-Zook, Goshen, IN

Total Money Raised: $125,323

 

2001 -  26th Annual Sale

Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Chairperson - Esther Nafziger

Friday evening Entertainment - Young at Heart Choir from Albuquerque

Total Money Raised: $138,932   sent $114,000 to MCC

 

2000 -  25th Annual Sale

Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Chairperson - Esther Nafziger

Friday evening Entertainment - Kansas Mennonite Men's Choir

Opening Loaf of Bread - $1450

Top Quilt - $2500

Total Money Raised: $147,525   sent $124,000 to MCC

 

1999 -  24th Annual Sale

Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.

Chairperson - Esther Nafziger

Friday evening Entertainment - Young at Heart Choir from Albuquerque

Opening Loaf of Bread - $1000

Top Quilt - $2800,  Broken Star Pattern

1998 - 23rd Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Chairperson: Esther Nafziger
Friday Evening Entertainment: Fireweed Gospel Bluegrass Band
Opening Loaf of Bread: $
Top Quilt: "Giant Dalia" - $2,300, made by Denver 1st Mennonite Church
Total Money Raised: $106,438

1997 - 22nd Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Chairperson: Lynn Horner
Friday Evening Entertainment: Blues Brethren
Opening Loaf of Bread: $1,050
Top Quilt: "Harrison Rose" - $2,500
Total Money Raised: $103,636

1996 - 21st Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Chairperson: Lynn Horner
Friday Evening Entertainment: Kansas Men's Choir
Opening Loaf of Bread: $1,500
Top Quilt: "Tulips All Around" - $3,400
Total Money Raised: $108,767

1995 - 20th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Chairperson: Lynn Horner
Top Quilt: "Country Bride" - $2,600
Total Money Raised: $100,330

1994 - 19th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Top Quilt: $4,200
Total Money Raised: $101,770

1993 - 18th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $85,600

1992 - 17th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $86,000

1991 - 16th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $78,000

1990 - 15th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $79,700

1989 - 14th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $59,400

1988 - 13th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $64,400

1987 - 12th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $64,580

1986 - 11th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $44,000

1985 - 10th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $45,000

1984 - 9th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $45,222

1983 - 8th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $34,034

1982 - 7th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $31,460

1981 - 6th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $30,465

1980 - 5th Annual Sale
Location: Arkansas Valley Fair Grounds, Rocky Ford, CO.
Money Raised: $21,237

1979 - 4th Annual Sale
Location: Rocky Ford Mennonite Church.
Money Raised: $14,890

1978 - 3rd Annual Sale
Location: Rocky Ford Mennonite Church.
Money Raised: $14,751

1977 - 2nd Annual Sale
Location: Rocky Ford Mennonite Church.
Money Raised: $11,277

1976 - 1st Annual Sale
Location: Rocky Ford Mennonite Church.
Money Raised: $7,674