And So I Digress

The spring has been filled with baseball, softball, ballet recitals, and end of year school events. It seemed like there would be more time to blog once work slowed down but other things picked up. I started to write more about the great advice from the Foundation meeting last month. But I wanted to fit this in first.

Friday I spent the day helping to decorate the middle school cafeteria for the Freshman Dance. This year’s theme was “A Night under the Stars in Central Park”. Thanks to yards of gossamer, white lights, fake trees, park benches, and a lot of creative parents the cafeteria became Central Park, with the Central Park Zoo, a stone arch with “water” flowing through it, and a patio under the stars. The hall featured the New York skyline, flowered arches, a gateway, and park benches.

One of the organizers suggested that next year the parents have a fundraiser the following evening to raise money for the class. That way the creative efforts could be used for two nights and enjoyed by more people. That idea could be expanded and the facility could be offered to a local non profit for their annual banquet.

Another local school transforms their gym every year for the after prom party. It is so elaborate that the school is open for about 2 hours earlier in the evening so that the public can see the theme and the decorations. While not every school does something like this, it would be a beneficial collaboration to allow a non profit to use the facility and the lavishly decorated areas for a fundraising banquet.