Post by coconut on Jan 21, 2009 22:06:49 GMT -5
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday ~ April 5th from 2 - 7pm
NOTE: the day has changed so check your calendar to make sure you have the right day noted!
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I met with Rob Sutherland, the owner of the Abbey Ballroom in Tacoma, today & he has generously donated the use of his facility as the venue for our proposed Art Show/ Auction.
The Abbey Ballroom is a charming old brick church/turned dance studio that also doubles as an event locale (weddings, parties, etc...) It's two floors plus a kitchen....all for us that day! Check it out at: www.abbeyballroom.com/
The added bonus is that he's a horse guy! He owns racing TB's and has many contacts in the horse community & has offered to use those contacts to try to round up more fabulous items for our auction. He's got big ideas & flatly told me he wants nothing in return. He just believes in what we do!
We also have a very enthusiastic volunteer, Cherri, who owns the Harbor Kitchen in Gig Harbor who is taking over the food part of the event! She's already set up several donations of auction & food items and is busily planning our appetizer menu.
Here's what we need
#1 ......Let's NAME this event.... I haven't had any suggestions so far but now that it's real, it needs a name!
#2 More Auction items!! Now that we have the basics of the event settled we can approach people & organizations to donate auction items. It does not have to be horse related per se, but it should pack some power. I've asked before but let's put on our thinking caps: anyone have contacts in the sports world....anywhere??? I'd like to see some autographed memorabilia (Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Storm, etc...) ya know....GUY stuff so sig-others will come too! Now is the time to start that process as we have less than 3 months to get it all complete!
#3 People! We need volunteers
Set up (we do have some already so if you've already offered, I have you on THE list )
Clean up
Parking attendant, possibly
Check in Desk
Ticket processing/mailing
Postering
Food prep/serving
... many more things that I just haven't thought of just yet!
And, of course, we still need ART! If you haven't responded to me yet but have art/photography that you'd like to show off let me know asap.
I posted an ad on CL two weeks in a row and have had more than 20 responses to the plea for information. Most of them have already said they're *IN* pending the date and details and some have said ABSOLUTELY YES!!!!!
Please feel free to contact me with any ideas or information you'd like to share: Let's use my home email on this one: hellojet@comcast.net
Who's excited??? ;D ;D ;D
NOTE: the day has changed so check your calendar to make sure you have the right day noted!
***********************************************
I met with Rob Sutherland, the owner of the Abbey Ballroom in Tacoma, today & he has generously donated the use of his facility as the venue for our proposed Art Show/ Auction.
The Abbey Ballroom is a charming old brick church/turned dance studio that also doubles as an event locale (weddings, parties, etc...) It's two floors plus a kitchen....all for us that day! Check it out at: www.abbeyballroom.com/
The added bonus is that he's a horse guy! He owns racing TB's and has many contacts in the horse community & has offered to use those contacts to try to round up more fabulous items for our auction. He's got big ideas & flatly told me he wants nothing in return. He just believes in what we do!
We also have a very enthusiastic volunteer, Cherri, who owns the Harbor Kitchen in Gig Harbor who is taking over the food part of the event! She's already set up several donations of auction & food items and is busily planning our appetizer menu.
Here's what we need
#1 ......Let's NAME this event.... I haven't had any suggestions so far but now that it's real, it needs a name!
#2 More Auction items!! Now that we have the basics of the event settled we can approach people & organizations to donate auction items. It does not have to be horse related per se, but it should pack some power. I've asked before but let's put on our thinking caps: anyone have contacts in the sports world....anywhere??? I'd like to see some autographed memorabilia (Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Storm, etc...) ya know....GUY stuff so sig-others will come too! Now is the time to start that process as we have less than 3 months to get it all complete!
#3 People! We need volunteers
Set up (we do have some already so if you've already offered, I have you on THE list )
Clean up
Parking attendant, possibly
Check in Desk
Ticket processing/mailing
Postering
Food prep/serving
... many more things that I just haven't thought of just yet!
And, of course, we still need ART! If you haven't responded to me yet but have art/photography that you'd like to show off let me know asap.
I posted an ad on CL two weeks in a row and have had more than 20 responses to the plea for information. Most of them have already said they're *IN* pending the date and details and some have said ABSOLUTELY YES!!!!!
Please feel free to contact me with any ideas or information you'd like to share: Let's use my home email on this one: hellojet@comcast.net
Who's excited??? ;D ;D ;D