The Great Unknown

Tonight is the night for the Spencer Shores fundraiser. Hopefully 500 people show up and we don't know where to put everyone. I've received more than 50 silent auction items, probably 20 raffle items and a couple of live auction items. If all goes well, we should be able to raise quite a bit of cash for the family.
South Mountain Cycles came in huge for us. They've donated 4 really nice Specialized bikes. Two mountain and two road bikes, all at cost but still, we could get at least $100 over the cost for the foundation and everyone wins.
Stone Creek Furniture donated a queen sleigh bed.. it's really nice and to buy it new you'd be looking at $700. We are giving away about 5K worth of training. I figure if you have been blessed with the ability to help someone why not go all out and give everything you have. Hopefully the training alone brings in 3K but you never know who is going to be there to bid.
Times are different then they used to be. Two years ago, people would be throwing cash at this stuff without even batting an eye. Now, everyone is watching what they spend. I figure if you put one dinner out on hold for a week and donate to Spencer, you've just put yourself a little closer to the front of the line at the pearly gates.
Not everyone thinks this way but what the heck, that's just me. Anyway, hopefully we sell everything and auction off everything as well. More then anything I just want to see a smile on the Shore's face, especially Spencer. Hey may not understand the cash flow issues right now but someday he'll look back and say, remember when all those people helped my mom and dad? Perhaps he might raise some dough for someone else when he's older..

Random thoughts and now off to start the day... see you all at the party!