After many years holding its annual Labor of Love auction online, Vashon Community Care brought the event to life Feb. 13 as the Open Space for Arts & Community transformed into a “Valentine wonderland” for the evening.

Organizer Verna Everitt, executive director of the Vashon Community Care Foundation, said the sold-out event “went off without a hitch” and netted some $60,000 for the center.

“The community really came together and understood this is a community care center,” she said.

Everitt is still focused on fundraising, though, as $550,000 must be raised this year to maintain VCC’s work. Already she is looking ahead to next year, when she plans to host a larger event.