Thank you for your support of Gladhander 2025: Golden Ticket Gala! We’ve assembled this fun montage of the night to remember the “golden” time we all had together raising money for a fantastic cause:
Stay tuned here for the announcement of our total raised… Saturday, November 8!
A limited number of Kentucky Derby Party tickets are still available for purchase for $200/person by clicking here.
RAFFLE WINNERS
Another year, another successful Gladhander raffle! This year’s winners were the following:
Early Bird Winner of $1000
St. Vincent de Paul, Traverse City
$1000 Winners
Peter & Megan Schous, Traverse City
Kathy Hank, Leland
Jeff Fedorinchik, Williamsburg
Andrew Dzwik, Traverse City
Gene & Pat LaFave, Traverse City
Grand Prize Winner — chose the Cash
Gene & Amy LaFave, Traverse City
Thank you to www.oldcarraffle.com for your participation.
SUPPORT OUR DONORS
Please support those who support our schools. Download a list of our 2025 donors here!
PAST GLADHANDER THEMES
- 1983 Circus
- 1984 Putting on the Ritz
- 1985 Set Sail
- 1986 The Orient
- 1987 Southern Elegance
- 1988 Mardi Gras
- 1989 A Crystal Affair
- 1990 Fiesta Ole
- 1991 Under the Sea
- 1992 Castles and Crowns
- 1993 Hooray for Hollywood
- 1994 Into the Arabesque
- 1995 Victorian Splendor
- 1996 On the Wild Side
- 1997 When in Rome
- 1998 C’est Magnifique
- 1999 Jewel of the Nile
- 2000 Steppin’ Out
- 2001 Russian Rhapsody
- 2002 Circus Circus
- 2003 An Enchanted Evening
- 2004 La Dolce Vita
- 2005 Ramblin’ on Route 66
- 2006 All the World’s a Stage
- 2007 A Silver Celebration
- 2008 Erin Go Bragh
- 2009 Fun & Games
- 2010 Music of Motown
- 2011 Seuss on the Loose
- 2012 80s Rewind
- 2013 Extravaganza Earth
- 2014 ‘Tis A Classic
- 2015 New York, New York
- 2016 Sea to Shining Sea
- 2017 Remember the Wonder
- 2018 Around The World
- 2019 There’s No Place Like Home
- 2020 Hoedown or Hootenanny
- 2021 Off to the Races
- 2022 Celebrate the Music
- 2023 Journey Through Narnia
- 2024 Captivating Color
- 2025 Golden Ticket Gala
PAST GLADHANDER CHAIRS
Jim Beckett – Emeritus
Ken Kleinrichert, Sr.
Tom McIntyre
Paul Schmuckal
Tom Gartland
Pat Heintz
Pat Brady
Sheila McIntyre
Doug Shaw
Russ Spranger
Carolyn Vaughan
Al Zelinski
Nancy Brick
Mike & Maggie Kent
Pete & Kim Schmitz
Bill & Debbie Marsh
Dave & Amy Pax
Doug & Maureen DeYoung
John & Robin Ehardt
Dale & Janet Troppman
Mike & Katie Bobrowski
John & Angie Puetz
OUR CURRENT CHAIRS
Darryl & Cathy Nelson