Silent Auction Schedule

Auction 1:  11:00am – 1:15pm (1:30-2:00 pay & pickup time)
Auction 2:  2:00pm – 4:15pm (4:30–5:00 pay & pickup time)

Activities
Origami Demo and Instruction. Donate $1 or more for a crane.
Personalized Calligraphy and Hand Painted Plate Sale
Create your own Mala/Prayer Bracelet
 

Food
Asian/Vietnamese Foods
Cold Drinks
Starbucks Coffee
Hot Cocoa
Fresh Baked Cookies

Event Manager                                                               Kathy Manzella

Event Entertainment Manager                               Christian Manzella           

Event Photographer/Videographer             Carol Svenconis-DeLuca

Event Emcee                                                                     Linh Truong

Site Volunteers 

Carol Philips    

Site Volunteers                                                                                    

Sharon Chachere
Scott Dilatush

Cynthia Hansen
Chuck Hansen
Justin Heggie
Jack Kennedy

Grace Kennedy                                                                                  

Bonnie Osborn

William Osborn
Karen Pennington

Alison Ray

Tad Orman

Art Ray
Karla Siedschlag

Shannon Smith
Patricia Tompkins
Dawn Walton

William Osborn

Entertainment & PR

Hunter Hughes

Alison Ray

Sam Niezgoda

Food Service and Management

Chuc Tri

Nhu Bao

Dieu Tanh

Dieu Anh

Chuc Phap

Chuc Ngoc Thanh

Chi Hanh

Monetary Donations: 

 

Bob Ashford                                                                                        

Winnie Chi Som                                                                                  
Teresa  Finckbone                                                                               
Dawn Walton                                                                                     
Carol Svenconis-DeLuca

Karen Pennington

The Manzella Family

A special thanks to the Silent Auction Donors, who together, contributed over 60 items  to our Auction!

For more information about our donors, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . In the near future, all contact information will be provided on our website, www.lotusculturalfest.com.

The Buddhist Education Center Inc, Dong Hung Temple
The Bending Tree Tai Chi Center
Bruce Hartman, artist and photographer
Carol Svenconis-DeLuca, photographer/videographer
Caroline Kelsey, real estate attorney
Cynthia Anderson, mixed media artist
Cynthia Hansen
Esmeralda Woestenenk, artist
The Heritage Bookstore
Jade Kuei, artist
Jason Ginsberg, computer specialist
Kathy Manzella, Zen Mosaics
Karen Pennington
Karla Siedschlag, astrologer
Maryann Perrini, Reikki Master
Maryann Perrini, Wellness Jewelry
NT Nails LLC
Patricia Tomkins, ceramic artist
Pretty Nails Salon
Richard Lee, pastel artist
Susan Davis, potter
Tina Harrell, artist
Venerable Thich Chuc Hoi, artist/calligrapher

Thanks to the Musicians who volunteered their time…check them out:

Annie & Thom, http://www.myspace.com/anniejohnson
Bryan Forrest, http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bryanforrest
Suzy-Ray-Vaughn, http://www.myspace.com/suzyrayvaughnband

Monks raise money for new temple

Updated: Saturday, 07 Nov 2009, 6:32 PM EST
Published : Saturday, 07 Nov 2009, 5:34 PM EST

• Derrick Rose

Virginia Beach, Va. - Written on the pages of peace, you'll likely find the works of a monk. "They feel like they have a place of comfort or if you need some advice or just want to come by and relax, they want to be a respite from life or stress," said Kathy Manzella, representative of The Buddhist Education Center.

Stress has been hard to escape for one group of monks in Virginia Beach. "People may or may not know they were having some real estate difficulty with their current temple," Manzella added.