it was a real pleasure to serve as one of four committee members to organize the third annual sips and dips on sixth: taste of the warehouse district event. i wanted to take some time to personally thank everyone who came out to the hoyt block atrium last friday for what is one of the best causes i can think of: rainbow babies and children’s hospital. which boasts the #2 nicu in the united states by us news & world report.
we had a great turn out and i know i personally enjoyed the food and drinks, so i’m sure everyone did too. any event that starts with being handed a glass of champagne when you walk in the door is an automatically fabulous event in my book!
the dips provided by area restaurants paired with the sips superbly. (best goat cheese i’ve ever had, by the way…)
and the sips were top notch wines from several well-known wine producers along with heidelberg distributing company.
a before photo : )
thanks to ferro corporation, moss stanley provided classy piano entertainment all evening.
and thanks once again to blooms by plantscaping for providing the really sharp floral decor that POPPED on the black linens which were provided by event source. i even ended up with a few of the arrangements at the end of the night and they still look great several days later.
more thanks to all of the local businesses which donated prizes for the chinese and silent auctions. in addition to raising more funds for the hospital, many attendees went home super happy with their gift certificates to local businesses, salon products, a baby basket, hand crafted jewelry and many more.
the silent auction in particular provided a lot of warm chatter amongst attendees who were working to outbid each other for sweet prizes like a trip to the 2010 mercedes benz fashion week, a jim tressel signed football, a pig roast party and several more.
event photography was done by my friend corey ann - be looking on her site for a future blog with the pro photos! and if you missed out this year, be sure to become a “fan” of sips and dips on facebook so you will get event updates next year. don’t miss the fourth annual!
by heidzilla
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