We had an great turnout for the Project Night Night event. The food started the night off deliciously with an assortment of tea foods that would have made the Queen jealous. Everything from strawberry shortcake, bruchetta, shrimp and even those little sausages on toothpicks. Not to mention that Stephanie was gracious enough not only to host but to make Sangria.
The event benefited a charity that supplies homeless children with something to call their own and it was the goal of The Dinner Project to complete 60 bags containing a book, a blanket and a stuffed animal. While some of our events are mainly focused on money, these in kind donations were a much more interactive affair. After dinner, all of the guests and board members met in the living room where a small scale assembly line was in place. Bags were filled with blankets while other stations matched age appropriate toys with books. We even had a little helper with us as Jessica brought her daughter to the event.
All in all we achieved the 60 bags and even had some extra books to take to the Denton County Friends and Family facility. With this donation we will have given 60 children a small bit of comfort during a stressful time. Being a father, I can't imagine what it would be like to have to take my child into that kind of situation, but I can imagine the level of relief I would have to see that bag sitting there ready for her.
In total we estimate that with the bags valued at $20 a piece as well as the donations and other in kind items, we raised over $1400 for the Project Night Night charity. What an amazing total for a single night.
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