"Serene" > wrote in message
. ..
> H. Harrand > wrote:
>
> <snipped helen's great menu>
>
> > Thanks Serene.....I'm taking the "wows" as a compliment!
>
> Oh, yes!
>
> >
> > I hope your party went great, ours was a bit of a bust. Only about 70
folks
> > showed up and a LOT of them are employed at our ASO so they are broke
folks
> > (taking care of 500+ patients on a budget of less than $1M a year is
insane.
> > This is all basic medical services, reproductive services, education,
meds,
> > housing assistance, social work assistance, emergency food assistance,
etc.,
> > etc. This includes taking rent, payroll, utilities and all other - to
me
> > this is impressive!). After all they crying was done it turned out that
we
> > raised about $1,300 or so.
>
> Is that not a lot?
>

I had set my hopes on over $3K but for the first event ever here it was
great, I guess. I still am peeved at some "friends" who chose not to come
because they just didn't have the money (I know them and know it's NOT
true). HIV/AIDS is everyone's problem, they just don't know it yet. You
start cutting medication budgets for us and you'll see how high those taxes
get raised when everyone's sick and in the ER because funding was
cut.........sorry, venting again!


> > The only really great thing is that word will
> > get out that OUR party had the best food, the best drinks and the most
fun
> > so I think next year it'll be kicking! We had "crashers" from another
party
> > just as ours was begining to break up and the last people left about
3:00am.
>
> Yay! Then I don't think it was a bust at *all*.


To us it's really not a party unless it's after 2 am when all the folks
leave! Or the police come....but that's another story!


>
> > A good time was had by all and my co-hosts and I had the place cleaned
up in
> > less than an hour. THAT was WONDERFUL!!!!!!!! Got up this morning and
the
> > house was clean instead of having to deal with it the next day as usual.
>
> Woo-hooooo! I love that feeling. Last Thanksgiving, I cooked a
> sit-down dinner for twelve people. At the end, I was *so* exhausted --
> I'd been cooking and entertaining all day. James stood up after dinner
> and did all the dishes. Every one of them. I swear I could have cried.
> It was one of the most beautiful gifts in the world.
>

It's SO true. I have cleaned up for years after parties wondering why the
HELL do I do this to myself. Then I remind myself how much fun the party
was and it passes. It was *especially* wonderful this time tho' when I had
swarms of help before AND after!



> > Hope everyone gives what they can/want to the charity of their choice!
>
> Great idea!
>

Why thank you! I also believe that people should stand up for what they
believe in. Yeah, I see that happening in MY lifetime! <sarcasm
intact>


> serene
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take care!
helen