Community pitches in to help Trout Farm owners

The community fundraising event at Joe’s Bar in Boulder Creek on July 27 raised more than $4,300 to help the family that operated the Trout Farm Inn destroyed by fire June 5, according to organizers.
Jim Vernazza, owner of Vernazza Painting in Felton, said that adding proceeds from a continuing online fundraising campaign for Kelly and Yvonne McGuire brought the total raised to more than $10,000.
Vernazza said 17 of the more than 80 attendees won raffle prizes.
“It was a good night for the McGuires,” he said.
He said the fundraising is continuing, with donations requested to be sent to the McGuires at P.O. Box 315, Felton, CA 95017.
The support bridged several communities.
Joe’s Bar owners Diane Stasser and Gina Trepagnier opened their tavern for the event, and Jim Geary, owner of the Cowboy Bar and Grill in Felton provided food. Lisa Ann Crivello, manager of the Bank of America branch in Scotts Valley, presided at the raffle.
Here are the raffle winners:
$4,000 painting certificate from Vernazza Painting, Katherine Butler
$1,200 private yacht dinner cruise, Patti Malone
$800 Big Sur getaway, Benjamin and Kaitlyn Bracken
S.U.P. Shack rental, Jacqueline Baker
Massages, Bill Davison and Steve/Carri Wagner
Shampoo, and haircut, and Boulder Creek Pizza $50 certificate, Sandy Rinde
Cookies from Pacific Cookie Company, Cindy and Bill Hawkins,
Outback Trading Company purse, Dennis McDonnell
Santa Cruz Mountain t-shirts, Murry Landry
LED motion light, Cynthia Bellally
$125 electrical work certificate, Jim Anderson
Auntie Mame’s $50 gift certificate, Karen Hill
Mountain Roasting $20 certificates, Geraldine Gibson, Sarah Scheidt, Mark/Laurie Quinn Becker