The day before I was supposed to go decorate the Purple Ribbon Gala, my allergies were in high gear. My nose was runny, chapped and red. (Move over Rudolph, Santa has a new helper with a brighter nose.) My eyes were red and puffy. In summary, I felt like my face was going to fall off. Saturday morning, I woke up to find my nose looked perfect, my eyes looked clear, my skin looked flawless, and I even felt slimmer! I felt great and was ready to head off to the M Bar downtown to decorate for the event.
The Purple Ribbon Gala was organized by a six lady team named “Cougars in Training.” These ladies were: Angela Jackson, Judy Ng, Britt Gee, Britt Mahoney, Lindsay Harder, and Brianna Gee. All of the proceeds raised at this event benefited the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. When I got to the venue, I was so shocked by the amount of work that they put into the event. They had a silent auction room with over 50 items in there. (I am guessing, the room was packed, they probably had even more sponsored gifts in there.) They had purple balloons to celebrate the survivors and silver balloons in memory of those that lost their lives to Leukemia or Lymphoma. Pictures and inspirational stories of survivors were also placed throughout the venue. Of course, there were also lots of opportunities to make donations to the cause.
After the initial shock wore off, I started to think how my decorations and flowers can add to the already amazing space. When Britt Gee contacted me, she suggested decorating the front entrance table and possibly the auction table. Before decorating a venue, I usually get more information about the size of the tables and the type of décor that is desired. However, knowing that these girls were already really busy, I just packed up double the amount of décor that I thought I would need. In the end, I decorated the front entrance table, a special section of the auction room, two side tables, and the DJ table. I also put together nine simple floral arrangements for the event. For this event, I didn’t go over the top with the decorations because the fund raising aspect was the most important.
In addition to donating my services to this event, I also donated the rental of my cupcake stand, floral arrangements and a wedding planning gift basket for the silent auction. Here are some of my (absolutely) non-professional pictures. Despite breaking out some kung fu stances, I still struggled with the lighting at the venue.
Of note: Britt Gee called me after the event to let me know that they raised $7500. Congrats ladies!
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