Beebe art auction set June 12
The Beebe Medical Foundation and the Rehoboth Art League are gearing up for the 21st Annual Best of the Beach Art Auction, Saturday, June 12, on the grounds of the Beebe Health Campus on Route 24 near Rehoboth.
The event will benefit Beebe School of Nursing. The committee recently met at the home of Art Auction Event Chairwoman Lacy Letonoff. Online registration will be available by going to beebemedicalfoundation.org. Tickets are $175 per person with a 10 percent discount available when registering online.
Art Auction Committee members are Bruce Moore, Laura Deckman, Marcia DeWitt, Chuck Hall, Bob Hastings, Karen Brennan, Rosie Kondash, Jackie Rifenbergh, Shelly Kennedy, Nick Serratore, Mary Dent, Sally Hastings, Kathleen Rutherford, Benedette Cooper, VK Hall, Paul Imato, Chanel Lewis, Maxine Lewis, Ted Becker, Henry DeWitt, Mindi Tunnell, Robert Tunnell. In front are Lacy Letonoff, Christine Strauss-Moore, Beth Thomas, Midge Smith, Kim Biever, Allyn Wagamon and Ann Boytim.
Kiernans to chair auction
Beebe Medical Foundation has named Jim and Ronnie Kiernan as the honorary chairs of the 21st Annual Best of the Beach Art Auction. The event will take place Saturday, June 12, in a huge tent on the grounds of the Beebe Health Campus on Route 24 in Rehoboth Beach.
The Kiernans, local business owners, community leaders and philanthropists, both have been strong supporters of Beebe Medical Center and of the health and welfare of the people in the local community.
The Kiernans have been donors to Beebe Medical Center since 1996. There are two trauma rooms in Beebe Medical Center’s Emergency Department acknowledging the Kiernans, their daughters and their families for the Kiernan support. Jim Kiernan served on the fundraising committee for the Beebe Medical Foundation Vision 2005 Capital Campaign, which by 2006 had raised a Beebe record of $12.5 million that helped pay for the Outpatient Center on the Beebe Health Campus, the Central Utility Building and the Emergency Department expansion.
The Kiernans’ volunteer and philanthropic support is known throughout the local community. Both Jim and Ronnie Kiernan have been actively involved in the Red Cross for 20 years and have been honored at the statewide level. Jim Kiernan earned the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 from the Sussex County Association of Realtors as well as the Mae Hall McCabe Award for outstanding contributions to the community in 2006 from the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce. This past March, the couple served as the honorary chairs of the Lower Delaware Autism Foundation’s annual Autism Ball and Auction for Hope, an organization they have long supported. The Kiernans’ daughters and their families also have joined their parents in this commitment.
Jim and Ronnie arrived in Rehoboth Beach in 1982 and soon became involved in the local real estate industry. They continue to own the Coldwell Banker offices in the Rehoboth Beach area. With Ronnie Kiernan’s roots deep into Ireland, the couple founded Irish Eyes restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, and eventually expanded into Lewes and Milton. Jim Kiernan describes their life as one blessed with luck, and says that he and Ronnie want to share the blessing with others.
Proceeds from the 2010 Best of the Beach Art Auction will benefit Beebe School of Nursing. The funds raised at Best of the Beach also will benefit the programs of The Rehoboth Art League, which has worked with the Beebe Medical Foundation to organize the event since its inception.
Online registration is available by going to beebemedicalfoundation.org. Tickets are $175 per person with a 10 percent discount available when registering online.
Beebe Medical Foundation was established in 1989 with the sole mission to raise philanthropic support for Beebe Medical Center. The foundation is located at 902 Savannah Road, Lewes. For more information, call 302-644-2900 or visit beebemedicalfoundation.org.
