By Will Tuell

Hundreds packed into the Elm Street School gymnasium on the evening of Nov. 16 for a potluck supper, ticket drawing, and dessert auction to benefit Arise Addiction Recovery, a Christian drug and alcohol rehab that has been serving the area for almost a decade. When all of Melanie Fergerson’s pumpkin spice donuts, Sue Grant’s masterfully designed cakes, and a delectable whoopie pie cake had been carted off, bidders had helped raise an estimated $15,000 for the rehab, Director Paul Trovarello said.