PTC set to host Thirteenth Annual Donor Recognition Event

Pine Technical College will host the Thirteenth Annual Donor Recognition Event Friday, Nov. 22, with social hour beginning at 5 p.m., at the North West Company Fur Post in Pine City. The event honors those who have given financial contributions to the college in support of PTC’s various scholarship programs, as well as the college’s many scholarship recipients.

“This is a very special event that means a lot for our students and for our donors,” said Sandi Carlisle, Executive Assistant to the President and PTC Foundation Coordinator. “This event provides a perfect opportunity for scholarship recipients to meet and thank Foundation donors, and it’s also a more elegant, upscale evening that we intentionally create for honoring the achievements of our students while enjoying the best hors d’oeuvres, wine, and entertainment our community has to offer,” Carlisle added.

The event will open with a social hour and wine tasting while attendees enjoy musical entertainment by Mary Ovick, accompanied by PTC’s very own Connie Odendahl. Manufacturing student David Grosshauser and nursing student Sandra Oachs (both scholarship recipients) will be attending as speakers. Chancellor Steven Rosenstone will also be in attendance as a guest speaker. This fall, the PTC Foundation has awarded $54,500 to 51 students.

The event is open to the public, and guests will have the opportunity to participate in a raffle with prizes that include an IPad Mini and 29” Vizio LED HD TV. Contributors for the prizes have come from PTC College Foundation, Pine City Walmart, Voyaguer Bottle Shop, and Janet Musgrove. Raffle tickets are available for $5 at Voyageur Bottle Shop or PTC’s President’s Office. Winners do not need to be present to win.  

Tickets for the event will be sold at the door, or at PTC  for $10, and all proceeds will go to the Bridging the Dream Scholarship fund. The event’s refreshments will be provided by Chris’ Food Center, Chubby’s Restaurant, Grand Casino – Hinckley, Miley’s Catering, Tesora Restaurant, and Wings North, with wine provided by Voyageur Bottle Shop.