A silent auction of goods and services donated by local merchants and a bake sale round out the day.
On September 13th, the Startup America Partnership declared itself officially open and invited firms under five years old to register for free support services donated by 25 large companies.
With services donated by everyone involved, right down to the ticket-takers and ushers, the game raised $25,000 for Dobbyn, a lot of money in those days.
The completed project cost an estimated $15,000, not including the services donated by Networked Now and Intrech Communications, which maintains the system's start-up Web page.
The prize was three months' free rent and over $40,000 in cash, goods and services donated by a local food enthusiast, area businesses and a Grinnell College alum who owns the storefront.
With time and services donated by friends, the installation cost about $5,000, Mr. Belt said, with most of the money going toward the bulletproof glass and paying for Mr. Krugman's work.
This holiday season, Jolyne Caruso, a financial adviser who helped organize Barnard's gala and auction last spring, plans to shop though Charity Folks, another online auctioneer, which specializes in goods and services donated by celebrities.
Hair cutting and dentistry joined a long list of services, donated and otherwise: volunteer bicycle-repairing, a shuttle bus ferrying evacuees from center to center, pet cages donated by local veterinarians, free laundering of refugees' clothes by local high-school students.
