The Fundraiser

There is a great deal to tell about DACCTTRANS GOTY. So much has happened and there is much to explain. First let’s review the fundraiser as the most exciting event to date:

This event was held at Boss Tweeds due to their low drink prices allowing us to make a higher profit without increasing the cost to our donors. All Gentleman and friends were invited to show their financial and emotional support by attending this event. For a one time contribution of $40 they received three hours of unlimited draught beer, mixed drinks and wine as well as the peace of mind that they contributed to the GOTY General Fund and the undying gratitude of your fellow gentleman. The GOTY General Fund is used to support GOTY related costs such as burlap sacks, hula hoops, eggs (plastic and fowl), popsicle sticks (and other bridge building materials), apple bobbing buckets and various other sundries.

Unfortunately the night of the fundraiser was also submission night for general accounting. We lost some numbers and it hurt the morale. Those who could arrived at 7:30 on the buzzer. We started our drinking and played our first games of flip cup. Turns out all-you-can-drink does not include pitchers. what? So we proceeded to order high volumes of cups and an empty pitcher to pour them into.

Next thing you know, the other group at the bar ordered 78 pizzas! We were so hungry and the pizza was smelling good. Carly sweet-talked the ringleader of the other bar people into giving us a pizza. He also offered Carly and Evan jobs at the company responsible for pop-up ads. Obv, they were not interested. Pizza was consumed and beers were drank.

Shortly after, the submission team arrived! Shortly after that, Karaoke started! The night got increasingly rowdy (someone vomited). Everyone joined in for the timeless classic CH AUTOSET PROCEEDING and an acapela-Glee-style Don't Stop Believing. Highlights of karaoke include Salease Johnson and Tim Matta’s Ebony and Ivory as well as Capital Reporting +SWEETE with Total Eclipse of the Heart. Upon completion of Total Eclipse, Tony Soprano came over and told us we were awful. I left shortly after, and the rest is a mystery.

So how did we do? Well, we had 11 paid guests which means we made $110. Barry, the manager, who appeared out of nowhere gave us a $40 tip for being so awesome even though maybe we shared our drinks with non-paying guests. Fellow gentleman and supporters later contributed a total of $90 in the office putting our total fundraising amount at $240.

Special thanks to our supporters: Sanj and Alex, Adam Crooney from London (who rocked the table at flip flop), Wayne, Cate’s 10+friends, other pals who came including my pal Naman and the GA non-GOTY members.