Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Larre’s Corner
Larre Greene
I have often said that fundraising events must evolve in order to stay interesting and exciting, yet at the same time stay in touch with the basics on which the fundraiser was founded — or risk losing its core base of supporters. I just recently I attended the 3rd annual Metroport Meals On Wheels Fall Fashion Show Extravaganza and Shopping Bazaar, and readers, those committee member who put this event together truly understood this rule and followed it to the letter.
In one year, this event has grown from infant to adult and just skipped adolescence all together. This event has gone from a nice lunch and informal fashion show, sans runway, to one with a menu that makes my top five list for the year, and a T-shaped runway so that every seat was top tier.
In addition, I was amazed at how well this event presented a diverse and exciting silent auction, with items such as a three day trip in a 5-star cabin in Telluride with rounds of golf and fly-fishing, beautiful diamond earrings and a signed original painting by renowned artist Trish Biddle, just to name a few. When you consider that this fundraiser took place during the week that every media outlet was blasting out the news of our national economic crisis, even the most experienced event chairs would have been nervous. I attribute this success at the auction to both the reputation of the outstanding work of MMW and the great job done by event auctioneer Dan Holmes.
The big question always is, how well did the entire event do financially? I don’t have final numbers, but considering that more than double the number of attendees came this year, I would be willing to say that financial success is a given.
Event Co-Chairwomen Roxann Taylor and Carolyn Hobbs proved that no matter how young an event is, put seasoned leadership in place and it will run as well as any top fundraiser around.
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Readers, who among you doesn’t enjoy a good murder mystery?
Here is an opportunity to enjoy a night out, a good "Who done it?" complete with the reminder that, even if it takes a bit of time, the truth almost always comes out. This Saturday, Oct. 11 at 3 and 7:30 p.m., Colleyville Heritage High School will present Rehearsal for Murder, a murder mystery set inside a theater in the 1940s.
This play will take you on a ride with plot twists and surprising revelations until the final curtain, when the mystery is solved.
Performances will be in the high schools auditorium at 5401 Heritage Ave. in Colleyville.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased either online at www.chhspanthertheater.org/purchase_tickets.htm or at the door.
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