Week 6

The Launch Party  

This week, instead of having class, we threw a party! I would like to start this post by giving a huge shout out to my classmate, Summer Sharrad, and the special events team that made this event possible. They did such an amazing job!

Our class took to O'Kelley's Sports Bar and Grill early in the day to decorate and prepare for our biggest fundraiser of the year. We had a huge crew blowing up balloons and sticking all of our hand-made decorations throughout the restaurant. The place really lived up to our hashtag candy is dandy! 

The evening began with a warm welcome from Tim Otteman, and then the microphone was handed over to a previous RPL 333SL student, David Wong, who hosted the auction. We had upbeat music, six drink specials including soda, a chicken tender bucket special, and a photo booth for guests to capture some memories with. The first seventy-five people who came and bought a wristband received a delicious Insomnia Cookie to sweeten the deal as well! All of the screens in the restaurant displayed photos from this class and past tournaments, a timer for the auction, and important dates and information all promoting the festival. The Macker Man himself even made an appearance to get everyone fired up! 

 

The three tiers of the silent auction helped us to go above and beyond our fundraising goal, and the exact numbers will be posted next week! Our entire class would like to thank all of the incredible businesses and people who donated to make this event possible! We had excellent prizes, intense bidding wars, and many happy participants who walked away with exactly what they wanted. People who came for the specials and the fun had a great time catching up with friends and celebrating our Macker spirit. Overall our class couldn't be happier with the outcome and our Launch Party was a big success!

Now, every good party has an after party, and our Launch Party was no exception... even if the after party was a few days later. This past Sunday was a special bonding time for our Macker family. We made it over to our professor Tim Otteman's house for a movie night. The featured flick was none other than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! I couldn't make it myself due to work, but I will share some of the pictures I was sent to emphasize how amazing this class is. We have so many opportunities because of the Gus Macker Basketball Festival, and Tim Otteman and Brittany Milan truly make it a once in a lifetime academic experience for us. 

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