A CHARITY AUCTION THAT ROCKS; DESERT HAVEN READY TO ROLL INTO 1950S WITH FUND-RAISER.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer More than 600 people are expected to attend the 20th annual Desert Haven Benefit Auction - a fund-raiser for the mentally disabled mentally disabled See Cognitively impaired. and one of the community's biggest social events. The auction at 5 p.m. Saturday at Challenger Memorial Hall at the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. is expected to raise between $135,000 to $145,000. Last year's auction raised $127,000, up from the $116,097 raised in 1995, said auction Chairman Jim Moran James Patrick "Jim" Moran Jr. (born 16 May 1945 in Buffalo, New York) has represented the 8th congressional district of Virginia since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His brother, Brian Moran, is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. . ``For any fund-raiser to raise over $100,000 in an evening is phenomenal,'' Moran said. ``I'm proud of the effort and of the community support.'' This year's auction theme is ``Cruisin' - '50s Style.'' A disc jockey disc jockey (DJ) Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. will play 1950s tunes and '50s dress is encouraged. ``We want the auction to be fun for everybody,'' Moran said. About 75 items will sold off in the grand auction and 360 will be sold in mini-auctions. Items being auctioned off this year include an Arabian horse Arabian horse, breed of light horse developed in Mesopotamia and N Africa, and probably the first true domesticated breed. Prized since earliest times for its superior beauty, spirit, speed, grace of movement, stamina, and intelligence, the Arabian has served as , a 1989 Yahama 750cc motorcycle and several trips, including jaunts to Australia, Washington, D.C., the Poconos and Memphis. A trip to Sacramento with a VIP tour of the Capitol and lunch with Assemblyman George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , R-Lancaster, and dinner with Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, is a featured item. The auction proceeds will supplement the $2.4 million operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. of Desert Haven Enterprise Inc., a nonprofit job training center for about 250 developmentally disabled people. Desert Haven began 40 years ago this month when Jack and Luella Henstra sought a playmate for their mentally disabled son, Jimmy. Responding to an ad the Henstras placed in a newspaper, a group of parents met and formed what would eventually become Desert Haven. Desert Haven evolved from home-taught preschool classes to a school and then to a vocational training center in 1966. In 1982, a 25,000-square-foot center, including the 14,000-square-foot workshop, was built. Tickets cost $30 and include a prime rib/chicken buffet dinner and auction catalogs. For information and tickets, call Desert Haven at 948-8402. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Jenni Moran, Desert Haven executive director, and auction Chairman Jim Moran show off some of them merchandise for Saturday night's fund-raiser. (2-3--color) Top, a Frederic Remington bronze sculpture, ``Coming Thru the Rye,'' and a desert scene in oil, right, by painter Doug Oliver are among the sale items. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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