MVHS to continue Cookie Table tradition

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SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR Mahoning Valley Historical Society staff members and Young Leaders Advisory Board committee members who are planning the second annual Cookie Table & Cocktails event are, from left, Bill Lawson, executive director; Kevin Kralj; Cheryl Lewis, campaign director; Cynthia Beckes O’Connor; Traci Manning, curator of education; Jeff Barone, financial adviser to The Waypoint Group of Morgan Stanley; Scott Zoldan, MVHS board member and first vice president of The Waypoint Group event; and Frank Rulli, event chairman.

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning Valley Historical Society is preparing for its second annual Cookie Table & Cocktails fundraiser to take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St.

The event is being organized by the Young Leaders Advisory Board, a group of historical society members between ages 21 and 50.

Funds raised from the event will go toward new exhibits at the Tyler History Center.

Title sponsor for Cookie Table & Cocktails is The Waypoint Group of Morgan Stanley in Canfield.

Sponsorship levels, which offer varying degrees of publicity and complimentary tickets, are Wedding Reception Sponsor, $1,000; Wedding Dance Sponsor, $500; Bouquet Sponsor, $250; Honeymoon Sponsor, $100; and Guest Book Sponsor, $25 to $75. Deadline for sponsorship is Jan. 24.

Contact MVHS campaign director Cheryl Staib Lewis at clewis@mahoninghistory.org or 330-743-2589, or Frank Rulli, event chairman and YLAB president, at frankrulli@faniroarchitects.com or 330-747-2800.

Additional items also are needed for a silent auction.

Amateur and professional cookie bakers must submit an application. The number of bakers will be limited to 60, so those interested should apply as soon as possible.

The MVHS began a $6 million campaign in 2008 to create the new Tyler History Center because of a lack of space at the Arms Family Museum on Wick Avenue. So far, $4.96 million has been raised, and renovations are complete, but $1 million still is needed to construct and install state-of-the-art exhibits and to develop a wide range of educational programs that will inform more than 25,000 visitors each year.