Ruppe Yacht Club
2nd Annual Party Cruise | Aug 18, 2023 | Brookdale Racquet Club, Naperville IL
What an outstanding turnout for our launch of Anchoredforlife.org! The evening could not have gone better...it's as though we had a heavenly helper watching over us, elevating the generosity and joy present on a gorgeous summer night. The response to our funding efforts has been amazing. The groundswell of support to do something more to help Anne and her family, in Paul's memory, was palpable. In one evening we raised over $11,000.00 - Go Team Ruppe!
A message of thanks from Jim Mullen and Pat Burke, co-founders of Anchoredforlife.org:
We want to thank some key contributors for their outstanding support to make this evening possible: The many local Naperville and Wheaton businesses for donating raffles prizes from restaurants and retail establishments, Jack Horne for the Premier Cubs package, Mike Penich for Bears tickets, Mike Caroselli- wine & spirits with signature drink development, Paul & Deb Montovani for the amazing craft beer, Joel Herscher for Cubs and Sox tickets, Matt & Tina Burke for kegs of premium beer, Cress Creek Country Club and Julie Rotolo for wine - lots of wine, Laurie Knoll our CMO for her expeditious website design, GofundMe page, and branding of Anchoredforlife.org, Jen Streder for signage asistance for the event today and stepping in for our photographer who had a Covid+ interaction causing them to cancel just prior to our event...Has the music starting playing yet - the sign to get off this stage? So many more people to thank....Jim's parent company KBMS for professional signage we can utilize at every future event...everyone that assisted with our event's set up and of course our hardworking, loves of our lives, our wives, Lisa Burke and Tammy Mullen who have supported our dream to make a difference in this world, in memory of our man, Paul Ruppe.