“I like that idea Kit.” Tina loved being part of the planning committee, especially for such a worthy cause.

“OK that takes care of entertainment. I also have food and beverage covered. Lara will oversee that for us again this year.”

“Thanks Kit. Bette’s ‘ultimate gifts’ idea for the silent auction was very successful. We are doing that again for sure. The live auction for a celebrity date is another keeper. I think having the date packages preset with a minimum starting bid was a genius idea.” Jamie continued.

“Monica volunteered to provide complimentary limo service for our celebrities and some of the date packages also include transportation courtesy of Monica’s car service.”

“Tina that’s all excellent. Of course, we will have the dance competition again. Are you and Bette competing?”

“You bet. She and I have been practicing. we’re really looking forward to it.”

“Tasha and I are going to compete so tell Bette she better step it up because you’ve got some ‘real’ competition this time.”

“Bring it on baby. We’re ready for you.”

Alice and Tina are about to get into it when Jamie brings the conversation back to the focus of the meeting.

“OK back to the event. Instead of Casino Games we’re going to do Carnival Games & Booths. The company that I’ve hired will do all the set up and provide all the staffing to man the booths, so we don’t need to worry about that. They can do food booths with popcorn, cotton candy and caramel apples if we want. They will do games like ring toss, and baseball toss, and we can have face painting, fortune tellers, even a kissing booth.”

“That sounds like a lot of fun.” Kit chimed in.

“Shane has volunteered to be our official photographer for the evening and our friend Lisa is building a website link for online donations. Patrons will be able to go to the LA Gay and Lesbian Center website and link to the events page to see pictures. The opportunity to make online donations will be available year-round.”

“Wow Tina. That’s impressive. OK then. It looks like everything is on schedule. We’ll have one more meeting before the main event. Our volunteers are out hitting the pavement getting sponsorship and gift donations. Adding the online donations this year will reach a vast group so we’re increasing our goal from $250,000 to $300,000. Tina I also wanted to thank you for staying on the committee. Julie and Mark have been terrific to work with, but you’ve been involved since the beginning. It’s great to have you stay on-board.”