In 10 years of existence, the Gourmet Auction has passed the $60,000 level in raising funds, according to the Big Island Rendezvous & Festival organizer Perry Vining.

Over nine years, the event had raised $54,000. On Friday, Vining said organizers hoped to cross $60,000. With the addition of $13,000 in proceeds from Friday at Wedgewood Cove Golf Club, the event now has raised $67,000.

The proceeds benefit the Rendezvous and the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce. The two organizations share an office on Marshall Street.

The Big Island Rendezvous takes place the first weekend of October at Bancroft Bay Park in Albert Lea.