A calcutta and silent auction to benefit the residents whose apartments were flooded just before Christmas will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 6pm.
Tickets are $30 for one person and $10 for each additional person in your group. Silent auction items will also be available, followed by a live band.
The event will be held at the St. John's Club is located at the end of Lakeside Avenue in Burlington. Proceeds will be used to support the tenants who were the hardest hit when a coupling crack in a fire suppression and alarm system at Cedar’s Edge, a new apartment building on Susie Wilson Road in Essex, caused the building to flood on December 20.
Champlain Housing Trust staff, with assistance from the Red Cross, found temporary hotels for the 58 residents. People living in 18 apartments were allowed to return on Christmas Eve, and residents of the 12 damaged apartments have been housed while repairs are made.
For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Champlain Housing Trust at 862-6244 or visit their offices at 88 King Street in Burlington.