We will be renting a PA system. Battery operated and portable, it can go anywhere. This will help us inform people as to events, schedules, etc. I think this will go a long way to improving what alot of people (myself included) said wasn't good about last year's party.
Everyone who pays the $5 per person party fee will get a ticket for a special drawing. We'll also be giving out wristbands to those who pay the fee, and those wristbands will be used to show who is eligible for provided beverages, use of the tent/chairs etc. If you didn't pay the fee when you bought tickets (or if you didn't get tickets with the group) please make sure you ante-in so that nobody is stuck with expenses they shouldn't be. Any "extra" monies we collect go to the Sarama Children's College Fun... I mean the TBD server fund
We're also thinking of running a 50-50 drawing as another fund-raiser.
There will be a check-in table where you can pay your fee if you need to (or want to donate extra), pick-up wristbands & tickets, and find out what's going on.
For the raffle, you will have to be present to win. We won't be leaving stuff out on tables like last year. For the special drawing we'll ask that you put name & address on the ticket so that if you aren't around and your ticket is picked we can send you your booty. All drawings will be run as close to 11AM as we can. We also want to try to get a group photo either right before or right after it. We don't want to conflict with the Pinto Kenny ketchup ceremony for those who want to be there for that (at 11:30).
If you'd like to donate an item for the raffle please feel free to bring it along!
Your party planning committee is hard at work and has some surprises up its sleeves so you won't want to miss a thing!