[Jewelry making - Article 00264] - [Orchid] 1st SoCal Orchid Dinner Report

[Beth & Brad]

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Hi All,

    Thanks very much for the nice words about the now-historical SoCal
    Orchid Dinner!  Without a great deal of help from many generous
    people, we would never have been able to pull it off, so a big thank
    you goes out to Janice Metz, Nancy & Terry Smith, David Barzilay,
    Adrienne Sepmeyer, Sarah Fuerstenau, Teresa Masters, Norma Paley,
    Allison Vezeau, Karin Worden, any other helpers whose names I've left
    out (please forgive me!), all of the wonderful Silent Auction donors,
    Pat Kulla & Sam Patania, Karen Christians and, of course, Hanuman. 

    All in all, 76 Orchidians, MASSC members and CCM folk attended the
    dinner, although there were 85 paid admissions.  Unfortunately, a few
    of our number were unable to attend for various reasons, including
    the devastating California wildfires.  We wish all of our friends and
    their families who were affected by this disaster a quick recovery! 

    On a happier note, we had participants from as far away as Hawaii,
    San Diego, Tucson, Santa Rosa, Stockton, San Francisco and New York. 
    It was great to meet so many of the faces behind the names and to
    have a chance to catch up with old friends as well. 

    The Silent Auction was great fun and VERY competitive.  There were
    bidding wars for a number of items with the most highly contested
    prize being the CCM New Designer Award donated by Roy Helms &
    Associates.  If you're interested in who went home with what, check
    the auction site ( http://www.gembiz.com/auction ) in another day or
    two; the winning bidders' names will be posted soon.   Between the
    Silent Auction, cash donations, and surplus from the dinner, we
    raised upwards of $2600 for Orchid.  Thanks to all! 

    We had a terrific time and hope everyone else did too.  To the
    person who said, "Let's do this twice a year" ... great idea and let
    us know if you need any tips when you're organizing the next one :-)
    ... but I suspect you can count on us for the 2nd Annual SoCal Orchid
    Dinner next fall! 

Cheers,
Beth Rosengard & Brad Smith


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