Members of Makua dress alike for their annual gala.
This year they gave themselves three choices:
They could come as Lovey Howell, haughty wife of Thurston Howell III.
Or as Ginger, a glamorous, red-haired movie star.
Or as Mary Ann, an ingenue, fresh off the farm.
All were characters in "Gilligan's Island," the television sitcom that gave this year's party its theme.
Co-chairs were Barbara Meserve, Cheryl Moder and Kim Mooney.
There were 220 carefree castaways on the scene at the Wyndham San Diego, and the tropical outing netted something like $95,000 to benefit Voices for Children.
(For more than 50 years, Makua was an auxiliary of the Children's Home Society. In 2004 its beneficiary became Voices for Children, a nonprofit organization that serves as an advocate for children in San Diego's juvenile court system.)
Makuans and guests included Diane and David Archambault, Lorena and Bruce Arnold, Sepi and Peter Arrowsmith, Stephanie Bergsma, Stacy and Ray Carlson, Mary Kelly and Scott Clifton, Rory Devine and Yanon Volcani, Caroline and Tony Farwell, Dana and Ed Fudurich, Caroline and Richard Huffman, Dulie and Dr. John Ahlering, Cherri and Rick Benes, Mary and Gary Corriea, and Pat and Bob Hughes.
Others on the Makua island were Dave Jackson, Melissa Blackburn and Richard Joniaox, Sharon Lawrence and Darin Boles (she is executive director of Voices for Children), Devon and William Logan, Suzy and Cary Mack, Ken Pickle, Mike Moder, Ann and Ron Brooks, Karen and Thomas Driscoll, Jennifer and Robert Heft, Sue and Ray Lee, Alan Mooney, and Kiki and Asa Dan Morton (Kiki is president of Makua).
Elaine and Tom Murphy were there, and so were Lauree and Monte Sahba, Sheryl and Bob Scarano, Margery Schneider, Charles White, Mari and Michael Fink, Lisa and Glen Vieira, Ann and Robert Gallagher, Mary Alice Godfrey and David Dick, Fran Marxen and Chris Cooke, Bridget and Byron Wear, Jonni and Steve Bailey, and Ginger and Phil Kossy. (Ginger is her real name – and, though she wore a red wig, her hair is, in fact, red.)
The Wyndham menu began with a spinach salad with sun-dried fruit and focaccia croutons in a honey-mustard vinaigrette. The main course was a filet of chicken Wellington or, for vegetarians, a Beggar's Pouch of grilled vegetables. The dessert was a flourless chocolate cake garnished with pineapple, raspberries and mangoes.
Music for dancing was by the Mar Dels.
In the live auction, Marsha Janger and Richard Shapiro bought a diamond bracelet and a "Viva Las Vegas" holiday; Craig Mueller was top bidder for a photo safari at the Wild Animal Park and the chance to be a Fighter Pilot for a Day; and Beverly and Michael Klose picked up another chance to be a Fighter Pilot and a getaway to Isla Mujeres, off the coast of Cancun, Mexico.
