Terri Clark & Slim Thorpe Recovery Centre 2011 Gala
I had the honour of being the official photographer for the Thorpe Recovery Centre’s 2011 Gala in Lloydminster on Thursday. It was an amazing event, with a delicious supper, mocktails and a barista bar, speakers, a huge silent auction and a live auction with auctioneer Danny Hooper, followed by an incredible acoustic concert by one of my favorite country singers, Terri Clark.
Decor for the event was by my friend Kaylie Franklin of Happily Ever After, who also did a lot of the planning and coordinating for the gala. She did a great job!
**UPDATE: Full gallery of photos from the event can be found here: http://www.jenniferjacula.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=1398
Two of the Happily Ever After girls, Janelle and Audina.
It was amazing to see the room come together! I helped out for a few hours during set up on Wednesday, and when I arrived on Thursday, the transformation was complete.
Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Lloyd Snelgrove attended to event with his lovely wife.
Event emcees Heather Klages and Kurt Price from Lloyd FM 95.9
Auctioneer Danny Hooper
Prayer before supper
I think he saw me coming …
Starbucks donated coffee and baristas for the event. These girls were awesome!
Committee chair Danika McCullough and baord chairman Stan Parke
Stan Parke
A view of the room
Danny Hooper and his wife. Everytime I tried for a table shot of them, Danny had his eyes closed.
Another Slim Thorpe speaker
Second Slim Thorpe speaker
This table did a lot of bidding later
Final Slim Thorpe speaker
A happy winning bidder
Danny Hooper and Danika McCullough
Another room view with the super cool chandeliers created by Happily Ever After
Terri Clark! This is the first time she’s done this acoustic show in Canada. She was awesome!
The decor on the table on the right is from Dawn’s Interiors
Crowd view
The hat goes on!
During the encore …
Terri Clark donated a fan package to the silent auction, including a hat, t-shirts, photos and a meet and greet. The lucky winner was Kaitlyn Oddan.
Smiles!
This was my own personal little humor project … in case you think working an event like this is all glamour, almost all the staff and volunteers started the evening in heels. But the high heels began piling up behind the curtains and in corners, and the women got shorter as we ditched our heels in favor of flats. Top left are mine!
I also did a few videos of the evening to share with you all! I hope you enjoy them!
Northern Girl
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Loretta Lynn story, part 1
Loretta Lynn story, part 2
Singing The Judds and Patsy Cline
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