jafo said:
It is my annual Easter Bonnet Party. A fund raiser for ShadowoodII, a shelter for women and children with HIV. Everyone comes and donates $50 and they create a very outrages Easter Bonnet Hat that is judged. Businesses donate prizes to give out for first, second and third places. When the prizes are worth a lot $$ you see some people taking the hats to extremes. Looks like an edition of Pimp My Hat. Hydralics, flames (real), live animals, etc.. is not uncommon to be worked into a theme.
This year the first place winner gets :
*Cruise for two from Nice, France to Rome, Italy. (same cruise I am going on in July. The travel agency donated the cruise. Value = $9000 for two people)
*Free first class airfare from Miami - Nice, Rome - Miami donated by the travel agency corporate office.
*1 year free admission for 2 to any Regal Cinemas in South Florida.
$50 bar tabs, 2 free dinners for two from Alibi
Dinner for 4 from Hi-Life
Same from Black Orchid
Dinner for 2 from Capital Grill
Dinner for 2, brunch for 4, $50 in bar tabs from Cathode Ray
Two free dinner for two from Cheesecake Factory
Brunch for 4 at Blue Moon Fish Co
50 free massages from massure at Royal Palms Guesthouse
Second and third place get the same as above except for the items prefaced with a " * "
Second place gets a weekend in Key West (yuck), no airfare anywhere and only 20 movie tickets.
Third place only gets 20 movie tickets. In addition to the rest listed below it.