1. LIBRARIES BUILD
GREAT COMMUNITIES
Welcome to the 7th Annual Friends
of the Casa Grande Library Dinner

2. Thank you to our
GOLD Sponsors!
•GOLD SPONSOR
Achen Gardner/
GDC Homes—
Sanders Achen

3. •GOLD SPONSOR
Arizona Public
Service (APS)
Judee Jackson
Thank you to our
GOLD Sponsors!

4. •Gold Sponsor
Central Arizona
College—Dennis
Jenkins
Thank you to our
GOLD Sponsors!

5. •Gold Sponsor
Salt River Project
(SRP)—Bill Alkema
Thank you to our
GOLD Sponsors!

6. • GOLD Sponsor
Sierra Orthopedics—
Thomas Erickson M.D.
Thank you to our
GOLD Sponsors!

7. Thank you to our
Silver Sponsors
• SILVER SPONSOR
Bashas'—Sharon Roddam

8. • SILVER SPONSOR
• Sunstate Equipment—Tom Gadberry
Thank you to our
Silver Sponsors

9. • SILVER SPONSOR
• Golden Touch Realty & Developers—
Bill Bridwell
Thank you to our
Silver Sponsors

10. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Abbot Nutrition—Roger Hill

11. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Brooks and Gail
Barthel

12. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Cooper and Rueter
Law Offices

13. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Cottonwood Medical
Center, Ltd—Madonna
Dearie

14. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Dennis and
Chrissie Jenkins

15. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Law Offices of
Michele E. Emig,
PC—Michele Emig

16. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• First American Credit
Union—Jim Shipe

17. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Mankel Mechanical—
Eddie Mankel

18. Thank you to our
Bronze Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsor
• Surgery Center of
Casa Grande—
Bernard-Dean F.
Marucci M.D.

19. Thank you to our Basket Sponsors
Dairy Queen—Craig & Stephanie Steinhoff
Gallo Construction, Inc--Jeff Vanhise
Triple D. Dairy, INC.--Dennis and Kelly Dugan
Fitzgibbons Law Offices—Lisa Fitzgibbons
Southwest Gas—Cindy Cook

20. Thank you to our
Silent Auction Donors
Touch of Class
Cindy's Workforce
City of Casa Grande
Blanca Varela
Bedillions
Cookie Jar
Judee & Bob Jackson
Dennis & Chrissie
Jenkins Phyllis & Ben
Crow
Judy Vianna
Marty Nedom
Le Hair Parte

21. Thank you to our
Silent Auction Donors
Francisco Grande Golf
Resort
Discount Tools
In Touch
Gotcha Covered
Lisa's Nails
Roundtrip Bike Shop
Curves
Lisa's Nails
Starbucks Coffee Co.
Bandana's
Corks Wine Bar
Café Grande
Arbonne-Misty Boyle
Jillian’ s Catering
Sodexho Easy Dinner
Solutions Golden Eagle
Distributing
Creative Memories
Hair Affair

22. Thank you to our
Silent Auction Donors
Casa Grande Animal
Hospital
Print and Pack
Sommer's Glass
Longaberger Baskets—
Terry Shirley
Creative Memories
Hair Affair
Kokepelli Quilts
Fidelity Title
Legacy Limousine
J Warren Chapels
Terry Shirey
Kobukan Karate of
Casa Grande
Creative Cafe
Cynthia's
Tomkinson and Dick
Grande Valley
Golf Course

23. Thank you to our
Card Raffle Sponsors
Amy's Boutique Jewelry
Sommer's Jewelry

24. Thank you to our
Book Raffle Sponsor
Phyllis Crow

25. Thank you to our Cash Donors
Mary and George Peoples
Paula Collier
Pat Griffen
Dr. John Klein and Dreanna Klein
Nancy Daley

26. Friends' Accomplishments
• Provided $24,000
to the City of Casa
Grande Public
Library for various
projects including:
• New Teen Center
• Greeting Desk
• Programming

27. Friends' Accomplishments
• Provided
promotional
opportunities:
• Co-hosted the
September
Greater Casa
Grande Chamber
of Commerce
Mixer

28. Vista Grande Public Library:
View of the Young Adult Section

29. Vista Grande Public Library:
View from the circulation desk

30. Vista Grande Public Library:
View from the front entrance

31. Vista Grande Public Library:
View from the
Branch Coordinator's office

32. Vista Grande Public Library:
View from the parking lot

33. Vista Grande Public Library Facts:
• Library is a joint-use library with new
Vista Grande High School
• Both students and public can use the
library
• Library will be 16,000 square feet
• The library will have a capacity of
60,000 books
• Library will have 80 public access
computers

34. Vista Grande Public Library
Facts:
• Library will open with the High
School in June 2009.
• The Library will be located on the
Southeast corner of Arizola and
Cottonwood on the High School
campus
• Library was built with bond funding
by both the High School and the
City of Casa Grande.