Get ready to roll the dice with the Canterbury School at this year's Casino Night and Auction.
The south Fort Myers school is hosting the fundraising extravaganza on April 26 in hopes of collecting money to add to its need-based financial aid fund.
"We wanted to do something that was going to be fun and not dealing with gobs of gambling pieces ... ," said Chris Fusco, the school's director of development noting that some of the money will also be used to send teachers to conferences for training. "We usually have done it on site at Canterbury but we wanted something different."
And different is exactly what event attendees will get when they arrive at the Hyatt Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Estero and make their way through the blackjack, craps, poker and roulette tables.
"It doesn't hurt that these games are so popular right now and we can give them more than just coming to a dinner dance," Fusco said.
The event has taken a year to plan and will include a live auction, a silent auction and prizes like Waterford Crystals, gift certificates to area restaurants and a $3,000 credit for a child to attend Canterbury.
"It's the perfect night to come and gamble and even stay at the hotel if they want," said Lou Ann Ozboyaci, the school's events coordinator, noting that the hotel agreed to special room rates for participants. "We've never done a Casino event but I think it will be very successful."
The success for the gamers at the event won't come in green dollar bills though, Ozboyaci said.
Players will be able to hit the tables and collect their winnings in tickets that can later be applied to prizes throughout the evening.
"There is no cash involved with the event but people will have a good time ... ," Fusco said. "We gave the event a new look and people will really enjoy it."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment