News Follow Up: More than $30,000 was raised during the fundraiseron March 17 -- the goal was $28,000 -- with a net profit of $26,000, said 's Michael Hidalgo, co-founder, associate producer and director of development, through e-mail correspondence.
Hidalgo said the biggest success of the event was "the true local community support that rallied to make the live and silent auctions a success." Most of the money raised comes from the auctions, not ticket sales or raffles, he said.
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