Kirkland-based Attain Housing raises more than $220,000 during gala

Attain Housing hosted its annual “Wish Upon a Star” Fall Dinner and Auction Sept. 26 at The Westin Bellevue, raising more than $220,000 to support the organization. The gala was presented by Windermere Real Estate.

Attain Housing hosted its annual “Wish Upon a Star” Fall Dinner and Auction Sept. 26 at The Westin Bellevue, raising more than $220,000 to support the organization. The gala was presented by Windermere Real Estate.

This year’s event brought together more than 300 supporters of Attain Housing for an evening that included a silent and live auctions, a magic show from Matt Herbert, kids’ choir from the Kirkland Music Academy and much more.

Emcee, KOMO 4’s Elisa Jaffe, and auctioneer David Silverman helped to inspire the crowd to generously support the agency’s work.

“We are truly blessed by the generosity of our guests. The support of all of our sponsors, specially Windermere Real Estate, and the dedication and commitment of all our volunteers is what made this event such a success,” said Executive Director of Attain Housing Cheri Kilty.

Sponsors included Design Laboratory Inc., HomeStreet Bank, Talon Private Capital LLC, Kiel Mortgage, Len’s Automotive, Christine Rose – Life Coaching, Xtreme Consulting Group, Inc., RE/MAX on the Lake, Ford-Hyundai of Kirkland, Opes Advisors, Found Interiors, Lori Gill & Associates – Windermere Property Management, Kinzer Partners, Ron Poborsky & Brady Yeager – Caliber Home Loans, Davidson & Kilpatric PLLC, WW Wells Millwork, Kirkland Living Magazine, Crown Linen Designs, and Metropolitan Market.

In-kind sponsors included Talking Rain, Betz Family Winery, Nordstrom, Steve Tedrow – Windermere Mortgage Services, Gentle Giant Moving Company, Novelty Hill, Cadaretta, JM Cellars, Alleromb, Cooper/Gamechanger Productions, Dunham Cellars, JonBoy Caramels, SugarFinch Cookie Company, and The Wide Format Company.