I mentioned the big Mardi Gras event in my last post. It is a big deal, bigger than I imagined. Tickets are sold, they always sell out, people are not happy if they don't get tickets, and a fun entertaining night is expected. People look forward to it... Like all. year. long! :)
All that said, last Saturday we got a Date Night (thanks to my amazing parents!)...Whoot Whoot!! LOL! Actually, I was heavily involved with this event and by the time it rolled around the core group had been working on it since sometime in November! Whew!
Obviously, this was my first year so I was not totally prepared for the extent of planning and actual love and labor in the last few days. Think extreme prom decorations. Think taking a space and completely and totally decorating every inch of it. Think wedding decorating in overdrive. Think seven or so visions coming together. Think "We typically do it this way"...or "Well whatever you think looks good." Think no real overall vision given to the new kids on the event block. (AKA three of the seven people decorating and organizing)..LOL! That kinda sounds like we didn't have fun or get along, because we got along great and laughed a lot! We just spent several several hours figuring out decorations, organization and flow, setting up auction items, and making sure things were perfect with a small exhausted team. I really enjoyed getting to know more parents and staff. Friday after the parade we got a huge majority of the decorations up and finished.
This left Saturday for organizing and setting up all the auction items both live and silent. It was a
process to say the least! We had some amazing items donated from jewelry, tv commercial packages, photography, various experiences, furniture, memorabilia, memberships, grills, trips, to gift baskets galore!
St. Lukes is a private school that has been around for 65 years and this event is the biggest fundraiser for the year. It is needed in attempt to fund things like scholarships, new computers, supplies, furniture, etc. Without its success: tuition continues to rise at a faster rate, parents are constantly asked for donations, small fundraisers are continuous, and money or donations are always needed.
Each class creats and item that goes up for live auction. This was the art piece the W's PreK 2 class made. The kiddos colored pages and the teachers put their names on them, rolled them, and created this art piece. It had a class picture on the front of it. These items go for quite a bit of money! So neat!
Some of the other classes made a kids table with pictures of what they wanted to be when they grew up. Another did a neat picnic table with hand prints, a cross with prints and many other creative ideas!
Auction Hall
The event went great and was a huge success! I am not sure we could have
asked for things to run smoother. The food was great, the band was
fantastic, the bar was flowing, the auctions were successful, and everyone seemed to enjoy the
evening. All the work was definitely worth it. We felt the pressure but, we succeeded! Many thanks to all those who donated!
Plus...we had a fun date night!
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