How was MV gala tonight?
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Anonymous
| I missed it. How was it? |
Anonymous
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Home run! I'm biased because I was one of the volunteers/organizers, but I thought it was awesome. It ended too soon as far as I'm concerned.
Great turnout (over 450 people), cool space, (MLK Library), a really impressive line up of food and drink (nice having MV parents in the restaurant business) and fun music (my contribution). Best of all we raised a LOT of money for the school. Not sure how we're going to top it next year. |
Anonymous
| What school is MV? |
Anonymous
Mundo Verde |
Anonymous
| How much money did this event net? |
Anonymous
| I was impressed how many people volunteered and contributed to this event making it a really fun and successful evening. Kudos to all of the organizers. Lots of cool auction items - Some of the most popular items were events/experiences offered by teachers - such as a tour of the Natural History Museum for 4 kids, or a trip to a National's game for 2 kids with a teacher. Very creative ideas and a fun night! |
Anonymous
Between $90,000 and $100,000. |
Anonymous
Good god. Just from the event!? That's insane! |
Anonymous
Wow. I'd be super psyched if our school's gala raised a third of this amount. Kudos to the MV parent community! |
Anonymous
| How in the world is that type of money raised? That requires 300+ parents showing up and spending on average $200. |
Anonymous
Charging poor teachers to attend for one 
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Anonymous
That's pretty typical for a larger school that isn't Title 1. |
Anonymous
They got quite a few corporate sponsorships. Teachers weren't charged! |
Anonymous
| MV has more than 500 kids this year - lots of growth = more families to give. |
Anonymous
| Guessing I'd know by now if my number was drawn (I bought a raffle ticket for the bike but was out of town--am not a parent at the school) but on the off chance, is the winning raffle number posted someplace? Thank you! |