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A unique auction “Regina’s Wood”, will be presented
in the Harrisburg area February 15, 2003, to benefit Hospice of Central
Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The afternoon
event, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at West Shore Country Club, Camp Hill,
will feature a silent auction of original decorative painting pieces.
Sponsored by the Penn’s Woods Painters Chapter of the Society
of Decorative Painters, international decorative arts organization, the
auction, in memory of the late Regina Magel, charter member of the group,
will feature the individual work of local decorative artists in South-Central
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Magel, of Mechanicsburg, died in 2002, after a long struggle with
cancer. She had been active in the decorative arts, including spearheading
the local chapter’s project of supplying memory boxes to local
hospitals for bereaved parents of deceased infants, and overseeing the
creation of a mural by volunteer painters for Seidle Memorial Hospital,
Mechanicsburg.
Her family has donated unpainted wood and tin
pieces left by Mrs. Magel, which have been painted by noted decorative
artists from the area. Approximately 100 pieces of hand-painted art will
be available for auction including items such as cabinets, bandboxes,
sleds, plaques, furniture, panels, figures, baskets, chests, mirrors,
tinware, and plates.
The afternoon event will feature the silent auction, entertainment
by the Harrisburg Singers, desserts and hors d’oeuvres. Admission
is $35.00. Ticket information is available at Hospice of Central Pennsylvania,
98 S. Enola Drive, Enola, phone 732-1000; The Tole Booth, 1159 Harrisburg
Pike, Carlisle, phone 245-0931; or by calling 697-7026 or email at toleheart@pipeline.com.
Proceeds will benefit Hospice of Central Pennsylvania,
celebrating its 25th Anniversary of providing
care to families in the community who are coping with a terminal illness
with its home care program and Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, for
individuals who cannot remain in their own home; and the Pennsylvania
Breast Cancer Coalition, founded in 1993, a statewide grassroots organization
dedicated to ending the breast cancer epidemic through research, education,
outreach, and advocacy.
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