We had a great fund raiser this evening for the Young Men of the ward. It was a spaghetti dinner, followed by a cake auction. All the young men and young men leaders dressed up in white shirts and ties and cooked and served a great Italian style dinner. It was very well done. One YM leader created an Italian photo-op area - a street in Venice with a great backdrop that he painted, a gondola that you could sit on and a young man dressed up as a gondola "guy".
All the young men, the leaders and those who came to eat were invited to bring any baked goods. They were all auctioned off after dinner. There was also a silent auction for services donated by ward members, things like some dry wall work, Christmas light service, an afternoon out on a boat, reading tutor, babysitting, etc. etc. A number of items were also donated from people's work as well for the silent auction.
It was a fun night and a great idea for a fund raiser. We'll find out Sunday how much they made, but I'm guessing it was a couple thousand dollars. (Update: $3200!) One cake went for $400! - a multi-layer chocolate cake decorated with chocolate covered strawberries. Wow!
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