The wonderful Casey Neill Trio will play at the Hoedown - thank you Casey!

Volunteer Coordinator Mary (center) with volunteers Melissa and Heather at the Hoedown.  Photo by LeeAnn Gauthier

Don’t Squat with Your Spurs On, and don’t Miss the 5th Annual Hoedown & Auction!

Featuring the fabulous Uncle Earl g’earls and the Casey Neill Trio, you’ll want to save the date for this wonderful event. Saturday, October 13th, 2007, join us 4:30 – 9:30 pm at Portland Art Museum’s beautiful Kridel Grand Ballroom.  We’ll have a full, fancy sit-down dinner, hors d’oeuvres, and hosted beer and wine.  The Ballroom is wheelchair accessible.

Dress is casual to Sunday best with a WESTERN FLAIR if’n it suits yer fancy!  We’ll have a costume contest with prizes, too- three categories: Most Authentic, Most Fancy, and Cutest Couple.  Yeeehaw!

Get yer Tickets

Tickets are $85 for individuals and tables of 10 are $850 with a limited number of patron tables available.  To buy tickets or a table, click here, and you will be rerouted to a secure page where you can purchase tickets with a credit or debit card online, order the type of dinner you’d like, and tell us the name of any guests you’ll be bringing.  If you have questions, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call (503) 222-5694 ext. 19.

Saddle Up - Help us Make it a Biggun’

Cowhand, if you have gear you can donate to the auction, give a holler to Lisa:  (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or call her at (503) 222-5694 ext. 14.  Click here to get a PDF version of the item donation form.  Or, if you can volunteer to solicit Auction items or services, or volunteer on the day of, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  or call 503-222-5694 x17.  Thanks!

Hoedown sponsors make their good name known to 400 Sisters’ supporters!  To find out more about sponsorhip, click here.

It Does Make a Difference!

Last year’s Hoedown and Auction was more fun than a greased piglet race and netted $107,000 for Sisters’ good work!  Click here to take a gander at some wonderful pho-tee-graphs of that thar event.  We’ll be as happy as a duck on junebug to see you next year at the Hoedown!

And We Want to Thank Our Sponsors:

Major Sponsor The Greenbrier Companies. www.gbrx.com.

Don and Chrissy Washburn

Forest Park Federal Credit Union.  www.forestparkfcu.org

Nw Natural.  www.nwnatural.com

The ODS Companies.  www.odscompanies.com.

Gales Creek.  www.galescreek.com

Rejuvenation.  www.rejuvenation.com

Village Free School. www.villagefreeschool.org

Rose City Rollers. www.rosecityrollers.com.

The Joinery.www.thejoinery.com.

Penelope Tolva, Commercial and Investment Real Estate.  (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)