Thursday, November 27, 2008

Warm-up Event...

Last night we had an impromptu event at the Brickyard!

The warm-up to the main event we will be holding at the Brickyard (December 19th) was useful for a variety of reasons.

  1. We received $85 in donations - even though there were only a handful of people there
  2. We indentified several promotional opportinuties we would need to employ at the big event in order for it to be more successful.
  3. The Brickyard has recently been revamped so it was a good opportunity to see the new layout/ decor.
  4. We were able to have beer and burgers on a School Night! Now that definitely warmed us up.

At 3pm, I got the call that one of the bands was playing at the Brickyard. So the Hood Team headed down to the Brickyard - in Etobicoke - after work.


The band has a host of toe-tapping, country-style sets, and they kindly offered to help us by having donations for the event while they were playing. We had a donation bucket Tammy walked around the bar.

As we walked around during the course of the evening we were told stories of people's struggles - it seems everyone has been touched by this disease. We even met a brave cancer survivor - who recounted the support Princess Margaret gave her during that difficult time.

A few beers, burgers, wings and a stir-fry later we were ready for the drive home. - Our heads buzzing with ideas for the December 19th, 2008!

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