02/01/2026
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended last night’s Bash at the Dash! We are so grateful to our VIP, Casino Table, and General Sponsors, Restaurant and Beverage Sponsors, and to Gertrude & Co. (Zoe Gibson and Tycho de Boer) for playing incredible music throughout the evening. THANK YOU also to our wonderful community for making the evening such a success—we couldn’t have done it without you!
Through your generous donations and attendance, we had over 250 guests who helped us raise over $25,000 including over $11,000 in silent auction sales! This will allow us to reach our goal of funding $30,000 towards Claude Deck Grants for Onalaska educators and $30,000 in Acts of Kindness and Seasons of Kindness grants to support Onalaska students in need in 2026.
Thank you to our following sponsors:
VIP Sponsor:
• Festival Foods
Casino Table Sponsors:
• American Family Insurance - Ryan Sherry Agency
• Fowler and Hammer
• Kujak Orthodontics
• Ron and Debbie Johnson
General Sponsors:
• EMERJ360, a division of Trust Point
• Beinborn Services, LLC
• Bridget Thomas, Raven Realty
• Dale & Clara Pasell
• Jake Ramey,
• J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.
• La Crosse Financial Planning – Ben Gibson
• Mayo Clinic Health System
• Optical Fashions Eye Care Clinic
• RTP Company
Restaurant & Beverage Sponsors:
• Burrachos
• Coulee Golf Bowl
• Crossroads Bar & Grill
• Crossroads Ice Cream Parlor
• Fazoli’s
• Hy-Vee Catering
• Ka Lia’s Kitchen
• Kwik Trip
• New Taste of India
• Omega Bakery
• Opus Bakehouse
• Priya’s Spice Bazaar
Friends of the OEF Sponsors:
Ann Brice & Bill Haviland, BrightStar Care, Heather Chial & Bob Bakkestuen, Jake & Dominique Ramey, Melissa & Tycho de Boer, Niki & Brad Furlano, Nirav & Dolly Patel- Sparta Inn Motel, Reed Music Studio- Rita Schuman, RJ & Anni Ochsner, Supriya & Prasad Daithankar, and Zoe & Ben Gibson.
Silent Auction Donors:
Alpine Inn Bar & Grill - Granddads Bluff, AmeriDown, Applause Dance Academy, Archer Pickleball Consulting, Badger Smiles, Bella Botanicals, Ben Gibson- La Crosse Financial Planning, Big Al’s Pizza, Blue Moon Restaurant, Brad & Niki Furlano, Buzzard Billy’s & The Starlight Lounge, Chanhassen Dinner Theaters, Chicago Bears, Children’s Museum of La Crosse, City of Onalaska, Clearwater Farm, Coulee Family Dental, Coulee Golf Bowl, Courtesy Corporation, Crooked Pint, Deb Larkin- The Insurance Center, Design Photography, Eagle Bluff Elementary School Staff, Dahl Automotive, Doggie Business LLC, Dutcher Crossing Winery, EMERJ360 a division of Trust Point, Fazoli’s, Festival Foods, Fifth Avenue Awards, Fox Hollow Golf Course, Fowler & Hammer, Gameday Supply LLC, Games People Play, Great Clips East Town, Green Bay Packers, Hazel Burr Design Co., Heather Young- Thrivent, Holmen Locker & Meat Market, Howies, Irving Pertzsch Elementary School Staff, Jake Ramey- , Java Vino, Jump Start Adventure Park, Kaleidoscope Apothecary, Ka Lia’s Kitchen, Kwik Trip, La Crosse Area Family YMCA, La Crosse Dance Centre, Larson’s General, Lovechild Restaurant, Luther High School, Meringue Bakery, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Milwaukee Burger Co., Misty’s Dance Unlimited, Morrie’s Auto Group, Neuie’s Vogue Bar & Grill, Northern Hills Elementary School Staff, Oak Forest Dental, ONABilities Program, Onalaska Education Foundation Board Members, Onalaska High School Athletic Booster Club, Onalaska High School Band Booster Club, Orange Thumb Boutique, Smith’s Bike Shop, Onalaska High School Staff, Onalaska High School Varsity Sports Team Coaches, Onalaska Middle School Staff, Onalaska School District Office, Onalaska Park & Recreation Department (OP&R), Painted Raina, Pearl Street Books, Pearl Street Brewery, Pizzeria Dolorosa, Raising Caine’s, Root Down Yoga, Sea Life Aquarium, Shipshape Carwash, Slumber Party Solutions, Smith’s Bike Shop, Sports World/DyeSport, St. Patrick Elementary School Staff, St. Paul's School Staff, The Blue Zone Pickleball, The Crow, The Studio, Under the Rust, Vino in the Valley, von Stiehl Winery-Distillery-Cidery.
