If You Have A Date Preference For Falltacular, The Help Us Pick It: Jan 14th or Feb 11th?
- January 14th, 2012
- February 11th, 2012
- POLL IS CLOSED–THANKS FOR VOTING TO SELECT DATE!!!
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Falltacular 2012 is here. A thank you to all who voted through the poll that I have now closed…we have our date!
With the selection of the date now in motion, what have we been up to since the last Falltcular? Well, I am actually starting a little bit later this year because I we recently conducted a smaller event for Laura’s to raise money, what we called Suntacular. We had about 40 people over here at the house in August and raised about $1,500, simply through the generosity of those who came. We had a nice day, Laura’s got a nice boost but the mother of the year is Falltacular, and it will be Falltacular 2012. This is the juggernaut and each year we surpass the last, which will be our goal for 2012’s event, to be held here again at my house. Falltacular 2011 provided over 130 different wines (2 bottles of each wine, BTW), we had about 120 people in attendance and we filled the garage with auction wine items. We will repeat that success this year!
Many of you know the drill, have been such a key contributor to the event for the past several years and I thank you so very much. I do though realize some people are new to Wine Berserkers, who is the sole place where we post the information. I appreciate Todd letting me host it here every year. Those new folks don’t have context for what the event is about so with that in mind, I offer a few introductory links below. Some photos from Falltacular 2011that Burkie took, then a link to the follow up to last year’s success and finally, the link to our critical master list of who has paid, which wineries are committed and what wines they are bringing, the volunteer schedule and the silent auction lineup–all of it in this last link. This should be enough to describe what occurs.
Last year’s photos!
http://www.jburk.net/Wine/Falltacular_11/
Last year’s success!
https://wineimport.discoursehosting.net/t/you-falltacular-success-thank-you/38855/1
Master file list–wines, wineries, volunteer schedule and silent auction lineup
http://www.lesliefisher.com/lh/2012_falltacular.xls
I do want to point out that I have made a decision this year to raise the price to $75. I did not change the price the previous two years as I wanted to settle into the event and get it right but we have proven the event can offer tremendous value, a wide array of wines, a diversity of food that spans all styles and there is no way someone can attend the event and walk out dissatisfied. Above all that, I get one shot a year to help the shelter, to help Laura’s House and with over 100 people in paid attendance, I can generate another $1,000 for them with a small price increase. I trust you will all understand as I do appreciate, being in the HR realm, that times are tough for many people but they too are tough for the women in the shelter. We’re all in this together.
For now, I simply ask that you digest the info above, ask any questions and I will begin booking down the wineries over the next 4 weeks. I will keep that info updated here. I will ask for checks to be mailed around Thanksgiving but plz do not mail checks yet. Wait plz.
Thank you all again for taking the time here to get caught up. On behalf of Jill and I, as well as Laura’s House, we thank you in advance for supporting the event.