It was ‘glitz, glam and gangsters’ at the Rotary Club of Southampton’s Roaring 20s Speakeasy dinner auction held at Powerlink in Port Elgin on Saturday (Sept. 27th).
Tony Sheard and Maria Bertrand – for larger view, click on image
To get in however, in true ‘bootlegger’ style, you had to get past ‘Maria and Tony’, give a ‘secret password’ and, only then, would ‘Maria’ take you on an elevator ride to the Speakeasy on the top floor.
Stepping off the elevator the ‘glitz’ was everywhere with sequin ‘flapper’ dresses and flutes of champagne as Roaring Twenties music played in the background.
Co-chairs Sylvia Sheard (L) and Trish Saunders greeted with champagne
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Kim Farlow gorgeous in black
An intriguing story behind a glamorous top
Rotary publicist Mary in ‘shimmy’ fringe
Lucien McKay and Jenny Amy have penguins in common
Eva Karehner elegant in cream
Christine Champion in true ‘flapper’ emerald green
Elegant necklaces for Jenny Amy and Susan McDonald
While the women went for ‘glamour’, the men went for the more ‘gangster’ style.
Mayor Luke Charbonneau was ‘incognito’
A ‘tough’ trio … (L)Brad Way, Kevin Champion and Dave Bertrand
The ‘money man’ Henry Weichert
Stu Nutt the ‘gangster’ and his moll, Nancy
Rotary President Cathy Janveau
Winners for the ‘best dressed’ Nora and Norm Charbonneau
Delicious buffet served by West Coast Caterin
The evening, while fun, was all about raising funds for Rotary Projects with a silent auction and the special fund-a-need ‘Light up the Pitch Appeal’ for Helliwell Park.
“Our Speakeasy Bootleggers & Benefactors Dinner Auction & Dance was the bee’s knees!” said organizing Co-Chair Sylvia Sheard. “Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, business donors, sponsors, and guests, together we raised over $50,000 in support of Rotary projects including $29,000 for the Light Up the Pitch Appeal for Helliwell Park in Southampton.”
