Hey Creators!
We are looking to organize a fundraising gala/event this fall and a small group of volunteers is meeting this Thursday 2025-07-31T22:30:00Z→2025-07-31T23:30:00Z to start planning.
If you are interested in helping plan reply here and I’ll send you the details and add you to the planning discussion category. If you are interested, but can’t make Thursday, still let me know and we’ll make sure to loop you into future planning.
I’ll be at the Goodview Farmers Market booth but that’s OK. Just so I’ve got down, this is what I have envisioned for the gala:
- A break from the monotony of gala events in Winona (formal dinner, speech, auction)
- Features artists in some way, ideally doing demos of their craft (the more unique the better). Ideally pay the artists for their time, the resulting item being a prize or silent auction item)
- Include other premade art from artists as silent auction items
- Has things people can make or do, ~15 minutes top for the activity, so they can take home (screenprint a shirt, solder a blinking LED pin, add to a spraypaint art piece
- Features some way to highlight what we’re doing in the space, since we can’t tour people around the place
- Optionally, is more of a family friendly event, as most galas are 21+
- Taps on different business sponsors that we haven’t tapped for larger space donations
- Maybe have goals that night towards donations for a specific piece of equipment
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