> my event is turning out to be quite entertaining.... just organising
> it i mean!
> it is so much fun making an evite (www.evite.com) and inviting people
> and hearing their responses to why they can't wait for the event.
> just to let you all know what my event consists of:
> Live Music - 2 bands plus me!
> Drag show - and MC
> Auctions - including Auction-A-Date
> Food - finger food - hey, i'm thinking pancakes... (and i'm hoping the
> venue owner will let me make smoothies with environmentally friendly
> leg power on the back of the xtracycle!!)
> Prizes, including an xtracycle, hair cut & colour, home catered meal
> for up to 8 people, jewelry.... need a few more prizes at this stage
> A looping slideshow and maybe even a short film if we can fit it all in!
>
> im sure the evening will be a rip-snorter!
> we have such a funny drag queen on board who is going to mcee the show
> and some really great bands playing!!!
> i decided to even play myself which was a scary decision, it's hard to
> organise an event AND perform, but hey... i'm a bit of an all-or-
> nothing type of person!
> i have planned to audition for my friends who have been to a few
> similar events to find out which songs to play :)
>
> the people auction should be so much fun!
> there is already a little war going on over who is going to buy my
> gorgeous friend, lindsay!!
> ha! i even want to buy her!!!
>
> i'm pretty tired from all of this organising.
> there seems to be endless things to do and without a committee to
> design invites and websites, and help make phone calls and find raffle
> prizes etc etc etc
> it is quite time consuming!
> but i love it all :)
> except i'll be honest i don't like asking people for things
> i don't like asking companies to donate for the event
> it is really dis-heartening and i get approximately 99% 'NO'
> which i try not to take on board but i can't help it
>
> i have even found it hard to sell $2 raffle tickets!!
> everyone is cynical and thinks im just another scammer trying to take
> something from them!
> ha!
> well they are just missing out on the chance to win such awesome prizes
> i even want to win the bike!!!!
>
> o there are SOME decent people here - in fact there are many
> there are just so many more people in this country that it's hard to
> find the gems at times!
> for example... did i mention that the venue i'm using, El Rio
> (www.elriosf.com
> ) is not only letting me use the venue for free....
> but they are also donating the net profit from the bar from the friday
> after my event!!!
> such generous souls!!
>
> so things i need help with and don't know where to start:
> MARKETING OF MY EVENT
> i need a newspaper story or something - no one seems interested
> i need printouts of flyers for the event
> and some posters and handflyers would be good too
> RAFFLE PRIZES
> yeah i just need a few more items i think
> GEAR FOR ME TO WEAR IN THE MOUNTAINS!!!!
> yep, i only brought 2 bags of clothes and a computer with me to the
> USA and i just don't own that much stuff!!!
> and i'm trying to spend as little $$ as i can due to me being on a
> student visa over here (can't work!)
> and soon to be cut off benefits.... eek!!! scary stuff for me!!
> i'm hoping i will be struck on the butt by a rainbow at this stage and
> it will all work out ;)
>
> so i guess u wanna know what the photo of the car is for right?
> well... nothing
> its just a photo i took last week and i thought it was really cool -
> there is even a matching house!
> maybe i'll post that photo next blog...
> to donate to my fundraiser, buy raffle tickets (pick up East Bay only),
> or view the event flyer, please go to lisviggers.com and click the 'girls
> on top' link
> or click http://lisviggers.com/Girls_on_Top/GoTo8.html
>
> to view the evite, simply email me at cherrylissy@gmail.com and i will
> invite you!
>
> cheers!
> lissy v
>
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