Fantabulous Fun at Frankies!!!

So excited! Carol and I went last night to Frankie's Pub and Pasta to check it out for the fundraising event! We are officially "on the books" for Saturday,
May 23rd. That is the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend but I still think we should be okay! The place is really neat!! We are going to try to sell 300 tickets. Carol knows lots of people out that way and it is the day after Lori's Birthday so she should be able to get lots of people to come out and celebrate the anniversary of her 29th with us!!!
Frankie's will donate our meal (Ziti, 1 Meatball, Salad and Bread) and we can charge whatever we want for the ticket price. Alcohol, pop, coffee (any drinks, really) will not be included but available for purchase. We can bring in our own entertainment (Carol and I have a few things in the works) in addition to any other fundraising options that we choose. We are thinking reverse raffle with side boards and maybe some basket raffles etc. (Does anyone feel comfortable soliciting prize donations from people? I think a silent auction or basket raffle would be great but we have to get the prizes! This is not something I have ever done before but I am willing to step outside of the box and give it a try!) The most important task right now is to get tickets printed and I have a possible lead for that to follow up on. If anyone else has ticket printing connections, please let me know!!
I think it would be a great plan for us to have matching team shirts for these events!! Lori, are you still up for T-Shirts and Hats?!
BTW- After talking to the manager at Frankie's(Rick), we had dinner and the food was spectacular!! I think it will be a great evening!

I think that Brian and I will plan our cookout/cornhole tourney etc for either July 11th or 18th....what date works for everyone?

Any updates on dates for the other events we're considering?

I would like to try to plan another get together in the very near future (look at you calendars for April) but in the meantime, this blog will be our best means of communication! Feel free to post any thought, suggestions etc!! The 16 week mark is around Easter....how 'bout a training walk April 18th, early morning? Can you all make it? Location to be determined!

Off to do math homework with Brandon! I am definitely not smarter than a 4th grader when it comes to math! Oy!

Have a good evening!