It has been a marathon the last couple of weeks.
Last weekend I hosted my first fundraiser scrapbooking event in Sebring at the Kenilworth Lodge and it was spectacular if I do say so myself! I'm still in shock that it turned out as great as it did. I guess I am one of those guilty of not having confidence in self : {
I knew going into the planning stages that I had to do things different to make my crop stand out from the rest. I started with the meals as they are always a huge issue at these types of events. As expensive as it was, I decided to hire a professional chef and let me tell you . . . that was the way to go!
I decided to use the smaller ball room for meals and that way we could actually sit together and be served. All meals were served on time which also allowed us to stay on schedule. All of our meals were *TOP* notch and included beverage and a dessert. It truly was first class all the way.
The remarks on the evaluation sheet were outstanding, therefore I have hired our chef for our next two events at the lodge in 2011!!
The 2nd thing I did different was have a professional DJ to take care of all the announcements, music, movies and live auction. I happen to be fortunate to live with him therefore he came at a price I could handle!!
Instead of a silent auction, I opted to have a live auction and what a ball was had by all! I know the numbers raised but do not want to post them here until I present the check to "Lost Angels Animal Rescue" as we want it to be a surprise. We are very, very pleased with what we have raised!!! I posted a couple of pictures of just a few of the items that were auctioned off. And of course Marty holding up her auction paddle.
Then there was karaoke. Again. I wanted to do something different so instead of games we did karaoke. The ladies had more fun then should be legal I'll tell ya! We had a 1st, 2nd and third prize with the ladies voting.
The raffle table . . .
I lost count on how many raffle items we had as they just kept coming. I think it fell between 30 and 35.
I could go on forever as there are 100's of pictures. But I will end this post for now as my next big hurdle is getting moved.......
