After 4 years of working my tail off for the annual Gala Auction at the girls' school, this year I was finally roped into chairing it. I didn't go it alone though. Five of my good friends also worked with me and as a Committee we worked so incredibly well! Each of us has worked on various aspects of the auctions in years past, so this time we all just took on our own "specialty" (some did solicitations, some the event planning, some the business end of things) and enjoyed the process. Don't get me wrong, it was still a ton of work including some late nights (one notable night last Sunday found us all in my living room at 2:15AM just laughing and plugging away at details) We logged some serious hours though and have decided to hang up our hats after this event. Two of us work full time, two part time and collectively we have 18 kids so it's time for us to give others a chance. 
Given the state of the economy, we didn't have a goal in mind and aimed more for a "party" atmosphere to celebrate our Blue Ribbon school. We chose regatta as a theme knowing we could keep the decorations simple (okay, maybe bring a sailboat into the gym and another in the Parish Hall wasn't "simple"!) and still have some fun.
Given the state of the economy, we didn't have a goal in mind and aimed more for a "party" atmosphere to celebrate our Blue Ribbon school. We chose regatta as a theme knowing we could keep the decorations simple (okay, maybe bring a sailboat into the gym and another in the Parish Hall wasn't "simple"!) and still have some fun.
The evening was a rousing success and hands-down the least stressful gala I've worked on.
I'm still retiring though. Time for all the new folks to take the helm!
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So it's done!! Congratulations!!! Looks like you set the bar pretty high for next years' crew. I hope you've learned to say "NO THANKS" finally. ;)
Congrats again on a successful Gala.
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