Another "Night on Broadway" in March

Posted by Fred Baxter 
 
 

Auction co-chairs Steve Waterman and Rene Porubek held their second Auction Committee meeting Wednesday night. The committee is getting an early start in this year’s planning. Highlights of their progress include:

 

  • Pat Cashman and his little brother Mike were formally approved as Auctioneer and "side-kick." Pat’s fee is the same as we have paid for John Curley….Mike is free. If you have ever seen Pat Cashman perform, you’ll know he is worth every penny. Likewise…we have all heard Mike and know he is worth every penny of his fee as well.
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  • A budget was approved based on all expenses being covered by auction ticket sales and sponsorships. The budget is based on selling 310 tickets (equals last year's ticket sales) at $90 (an increase of $5/ticket to cover increased costs) and selling $12,000 worth of sponsorships (last year’s sponsorships totaled $10,000).
  • After consideration of many good ideas and the possibility of change, the committee approved sticking with the “Night on Broadway” theme to build on the familiarity of the last three years, while still allowing a lot of flexibility for event presentation and decorations (i.e. focus on different Broadway shows from one year to the next).
  • Randy McDonald and a sub-committee will review and study the numerous suggestions for the “Fund-A-Need” and recommend a few candidates they feel most worthy and potentially successful to the Auction Committee. The eventual decision will be made by the SEMR Board after review by the Fund Allocation Committee. Contact Randy if you are interested in more information about potential candidates and process for selection.
  • Gail Painter is working on securing another Holland America Cruise for the raffle so that tickets can be printed and distributed early this year. The consensus of the committee was to stick with the $25/ticket (5 tickets for $100) pricing from last year, which seemed to be successful. There was some discussion of increasing from 600 to 700 tickets given last year’s success. Please contact Gail or Procurement Chair Cassie with any feedback on this issue.
  • All club members will again be asked to donate $40 for the wine cellar.  This year the committee asks for only monetary contributions and not bottles of wine.
  • Save the date cards will be mailed in late October or early November to catch people’s attention before the holiday rush and before they start to make plans for 2012. Invitations will go out in January. And by the way Rotarians….the auction will be Saturday, March 24 at the Tulalip Resort and Casino, so SAVE THE DATE!