These very special dolls will be sold during silent and live auctions at the 4th Annual Change the Truth Friendraiser/Fundraiser.
The dolls were made by the children at St. Mary Kevin Orphanage in Uganda. They are made out of banana tree fiber. They were brought back to Kansas City this past December, then distributed to area artists. The artists went to work, generously donating their time and creativity to embellish/adorn/alter the original dolls.
The fundraising event, which will also include the sale of drawings and paintings by the children, will be held on FRIDAY, JUNE 24th at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri.
7:00 - 10:00 PM
All proceeds from the sale of the dolls will go to Change the Truth and will help pay for food, school fees and special projects for the children living at the orphanage.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
If you cannot attend and would like to place a bid, please contact Gloria: gbfeinstein [at] aol.com. We will do the bidding for you.
The photos of the dolls were taken by E.G. Schempf.
TO READ MORE ABOUT EACH ARTIST AND EACH DOLL, CLICK ON THE LABEL "DOLLS 2011" at Gloria's blog
THE FOLLOWING DOLLS WILL BE IN THE LIVE AUCTION. 8:15 PM June 24th
Allan Winkler
Archie Scott Gobber
Jane Voorhees
Leslie Mark
Marie Mason
Susan White
Tom Corbin
Paul Mesner Puppets
Robert Quackenbush/Reilly Hoffman
NEW THIS YEAR!
We will have a silent auction of various items, ranging from dinners at Grand Street Cafe and Michael Smith's to Pilates training and Royals tickets. This auction will run from 7 - 8:30.
EVENING EVENTS
The doors will open at 7:00 for check-in and registration. There is no charge to attend this event.. never was, hopefully never will be.
There will be two short performances by Bird Fleming's children's African dance and drum ensemble during the course of the night.
The new Change the Truth movie will be shown at 8:00 and will be immediately followed by the live auction of selected dolls.
The silent auction for dolls/artwork will end at 9:15. Check-out will begin at that point.
Snacks from KC Catering will be served until we run out, and there will be a cash bar throughout the evening.
The Kajjansi Marketplace will be open all night, as well.
As always, we will have complimentary valet parking for your convenience.
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