More than a hundred bidders helped raise over $21,000 to support student scholarships when Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation held its “Saddle Up & Celebrate” on-line auction this spring. CGCC Foundation executive director Wendy Patton said this year’s fundraiser will support eight scholarships to Columbia Gorge Community College. The auction took place for one week in May. The virtual format replaced, at least for this year, a traditional in-person dinner hosted at Fort Dalles Readiness Center on The Dalles Campus. Patton said her number one goal is to fund every qualified scholarship. Visit cgccfoundation.org to learn more.