Over the years I have attended, worked with and organized hundreds of festivals and events. With this new series, "INSIDE with the Festival Nomad", I want to give you an "inside" look at some of the festivals and events that I have been involved with or that I have visited. Along the way, I have had a lot of fun and sometimes frustration, but I have never been bored!
The Biggies and
More...
Judi and I have
attended and volunteered at a number of fundraising auction dinners. These are
a lot of fun and, of course, raise money for worthwhile causes. In the next few
articles, I am going to tell you about two of the larger and more interesting fundraising
dinners we have visited and about some of the funny things that we have seen at
other fundraising auctions we have attended!
National Rifle Association Annual
Meeting (Pittsburgh - Continued)
If
you have never been to a really large banquet (several thousand attendees),
then you’ve missed something really spectacular! The NRA Conference luncheon
was no exception! Although I don’t know the exact number of people in attendance,
I would estimate that there were over 3,000. Each of these types of banquets include
a meal (of course), silent and live
auctions, draws, games and presentations. It takes a lot of work for just a small
event (just ask any Ducks Unlimited committee member), so you can imagine the effort
put into an event like this! Frankly, it was amazing! It all started the
evening before, when most of the hall was set up. Games surrounded much of the
perimeter of the hall, along with tables of silent auction merchandise. There
were also tables displaying prizes that could be won in one of the many draws.
Nearer the main stage, was the focus point, with all kinds of fantastic “live” auction items. Proudly, we had framed
and donated quite a few.
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