Fundraising Banquet and Auction

All proceeds go to the Guatemala Water Supply Project.

Engineers without Borders will host its first annual fundraising banquet and auction to be held in the dining room of the University YMCA. The evening will include a buffet of pasta, salad and desserts, live music performed by students from the music department, a silent auction generously supported by local businesses, and a raffle with a plethora of gift cards and other goodies. A presentation will also be given detailing our most recent travel experience to supply water to a rural village in Guatemala. Tickets are on sale now at the front desk of the YMCA or you can buy your ticket at the door. They are $18 each and include a free raffle ticket.

Tickets are now available for purchase at the front desk of the YMCA!

6:00 PM Reception with Live Music
7:00 PM Dinner and Presentation on Guatemala Trip
8:30 PM Raffle and End of Auctions

Event Sponsors:
Dick's Sporting Goods
Noodles & Company
O'Charley's
Steak 'N Shake
Hot Coffee Coaching
Great Harvest
Papa John's
Wal-mart
Penn Station
Boardman's Art Theatre
Strawberry Fields
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Tang Dynasty
Many good friends and family

Also up for auction are seats for a night of food and entertainment with some of your favorite professors. Professor Keane and Professor Rockett invite you to their humble abodes and guarantee to offer you dining service like you've never experienced it before.

Thanks so much to everybody! I can't imagine this event could have gone any smoother. Everyone who came was so helpful. Things that I'd completely overlooked got taken care of better than I even would have thought to do it.

Particular thanks to Karen for working so hard to make sure we didn't miss any details. She really hit the ground running coming into the fundraising chair spot, and I couldn't have done this without her. Thanks, also to Paul for donated the Nintendo DS. It was a great finale and a great prize that everyone could win.

I'm currently in the process of rounding up money that hasn't been paid. The whole money-collection process was pretty disorganized. Those of you who owe money hopefully know what you owe, but if you're not sure, I can tell you. And if you helped out significantly, feel free to forgo the entrance charge. If you owe money or would like to give more, drop it in my mailbox in the office whenever.

Any constructive criticism about how things went would be great. I'm writing up a summary of the event to use for next year.

I can't wait for next year's banquet.