The ‘Tea for Tina’ fundraiser was a great success!

Karen Pischke submits-

The ‘Tea for Tina’ fundraiser was a great success!

With Gratitude – Everyone Loved Tina! The ‘Tea for Tina’ celebrating the life and legacy of Cape Ann’s Tina Ketchopulos was a memorable and successful event. Thanks to all those that attended and contributed to this event! With your support, we managed to exceed our goal for three charities that Tina loved and supported – Cape Ann Animal Aid, The Open Door and Reid’s Ride (the Reid R. Sacco Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Alliance), in Tina’s memory.

It Takes a Village …. Thank You to all the attendees, contributing and supporting charitable foundations, restaurants, merchants, services, and individuals that made this event a Big Success!

Family, friends neighbors, co-workers and colleagues of Tina Ketchopulos: Christine Sarantopoulos and Members of the Melissa Society of Ipswich, Rebecca Baylies, Deb Eliason and Cynthia Dunn of Cape Ann Animal Aid, Julie LaFontaine and Sarah Grow of The Open Door, Lorraine Sacco of Reid’s Ride and their supporters, Lauren MacDougall Johnson, Kim Kainer at the Manchester Community Center, and all that attended this event.

Restaurants and Merchants for donated items: Gloucester – Jeremy and Mary Goldberg at Cape Ann Brewing Company and Pub, James Eaves and Anna atCape Ann Giclee, Patty and Rick Gates at Cape Ann Olive Oil, Laura Cramer at the Cave, Dorothy Linquata at the Gloucester House, Luis Prado at Machaca, Dennis at the Studio, Jim Turner at Turner’s Seafood, Neal at Blue River Diamonds, MaryAnne at 7 Seas Whale Watch, Karen Lohnes Massage, Dreamtime Wellness, GloucesterTEASE™, Rob Newton at Cape Ann Cinemas, Cynthia Hendrickson at Cape Ann and Newburyport Foodie Tours and author of ‘the Luckiest Dog Not Alive,’ John Williams at Gloucester Cinema, Danielle at Pastaio, Larry McEachern Photography, Gina Russo of Sage Floral Design, Christian and Nicole del Rosario at Surfari, Kathleen at Savour Wine and Cheese; Manchester-by-the-Sea – Scott Bumpus at Seaside Cycle; Rockport – Pam Wasserman at Good Dog Gallery; Rowley – Irene Winters (Danielle Yagjian Holmes Foundation); Ipswich – Kim of Dip N Clip Dog Grooming, Michel at Zenobia Emporium and Ipswich Photo, and Jessie Winn at Salon Bogart.

Local Restaurants that offered delicious soups, sandwiches and desserts: Manchester-by-the-Sea – Allie and Glenn at Allie’s Beach Street Cafe (andPleasant Tea in Gloucester), Beth at Bravo by the Sea, Toby at Essen; Gloucester – Pat, Kate and Travis at Common Crow, Judy and Kaitlyn at Destino’s Subs and Catering, Gloucester Healthcare, Eric at Stones Pub, Nancy and Joe Virgilio at Virgilio’s Italian Bakery; Rockport – Chrissy and Sonia of Latoff Farmhouse Kitchen; and Hamilton – personal chef, Terri Smith R.D.

Venue Set-up/Breakdown Crew: Paul Clark, Marcia Masse, Gap Lafata, Darlene Riley, Frank Sacco and Jess Winn.

MIT Japanese Tea Instructors Kyoko, Aki and Maki Wada and Jaclyn Lee, for providing a beautiful demonstration of a formal Japanese Tea Ceremony.

We are grateful for all the community support, that helped make this event a success, in memory of our beloved Tina Ketchopulos. 

— The Planning Committee of a ‘Tea for Tina’, Kathy Hitchcock, Karen Pischke, Joan Pohas, and Deb Sacco