That is the name of the fundraiser I attending last night in the Poconos. For those of you that have never heard of the Poconos, the area is located in a sleepy area on the east side of Pennsylvania about 70 miles west of New York City. There are many beautiful trees, hills, and lakes. A sportsman's dream. On the weekends many tourist land in the Poconos to enjoy skiing, golfing and getting away from the city.
Back to the event. This was a fundraiser for the arts. The invitation stated: “Please join the Pocono Arts Council as it promotes the best regional visual and performing artist.” There was a silent and live auction, entertainment by Christian Porter and Walk-about Dining AKA buffet.
The premise is that you walk in have a drink (cash bar) bid on a few items. And at the chosen time enter the dining area. At this point you choose a line to stand in. There was one line for salads one for the entre. Once most of the guests are seated a few announcements are made (mostly thank you’s) and then many guests got back up to stand in line for dessert. Once everyone that was going to leave had left and cooled off the room to an icy 50 or so degrees by opening the door and the rest returned to their seats the bidding began.
All in all it was a very nice evening and the Arts Council made some money. The artist donated half of the final bid price, for their art, to the council. The tickets were just $45.00 each for non members. The room was full. I tell you about this event so you can see one special event option.
As a fundraiser I thought they could have “pushed the envelop” a little bit. Maybe had a couple of really big items that they previewed in the invitation. Tell me how the money will be used not how they are starting the year $15,000 in the red. How did you use the money last year. Did my donation make a difference?
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