EPIPHANY PARTY:
New Pink Flamingos Benefit Library, Fire House
Chris Bannon received a mounted pink flamingo head in recognition of his service.
Special to the Cape Charles Wave
January 23, 2013
This year’s Epiphany Party raised $4,279 for the Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library to use toward renovating the new building.
The 150 attendees also contributed $310 toward renovations at the Cape Charles Fire House. Shane Hayward passed the “boot” to raise an additional $460 for the operation of the Volunteer Fire Company.
The Epiphany Party is held the first Saturday after the Epiphany (January 6). The next party will be January 11, 2014, and everyone is invited.
Chili is traditionally served, and guests are asked to bring an appetizer or a dessert to share and a gift to be auctioned off.
The annual Epiphany Party began 23 years ago in the home of Rick Bowmaster. A handful of people attended the first event, each bringing what was lovingly described as “their least favorite Christmas gift.” The gifts were auctioned off with the proceeds going to specific need.
This community tradition continues today, but the event has become so large that it is now held in the Fire House.
Each year the money raised is donated to a local organization or person in need of help.
Many auction items return year after year, and the signature gift is a pair of plastic pink flamingos.
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The coveted flamingoes always bring several hundred dollars at auction. They usually reside in the Historic District, but have been known to also grace the yards of Bay Creek.
Amazing gifts available only at the Epiphany Party auction.
After 23 years of service, the original flamingos retired this year and were replaced with a new and even pinker pair.
Sandy McFall of Gallery 209 performed one of the first known acts of plastic flamingo taxidermy, and presented Chris Bannon with a mounted flamingo head — one the remaining fragments of the original set — to thank him for his years of organizing the event and helping the community.
Donations are always appreciated to help with the cost of the supplies, and volunteers are always needed to help with cooking, setup, and cleanup.
Tax-deductible donations to the Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library, may be mailed to: Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library, P.O. B0x 27, Cape Charles VA 23310, or made via PayPal at http://www.friendscapecharleslibrary.com/DONATE-TODAY.html
Tax-deductible donations to the Cape Charles Volunteer Fire Department may be sent to Holly Carpenter, P.O. Box 427, Cape Charles VA 23310.
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