聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Eight years ago Creative Tables for Cancer organizer, Darlene Olsen, never thought it would become as popular as it is.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It all started with an event the Lampman Library hosted and grew into an idea that has gained momentum ever since.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 was a guest speaker at the Lampman Library, they had a luncheon on a Saturday with 10 tables set out with six people at each table, and the tables had their own themes,鈥� Olsen explained. 鈥淚t鈥檚 what those ladies did and how they raised money for the Lampman library, but they don鈥檛 hold that fundraiser anymore.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 had been there a few times and every time I went I said to my friend that we should do something similar in Arcola. Finally, after the third time of going, I thought 鈥榃e鈥檝e got to do this.鈥� So, I called up my friend and told her to book Prairie Place.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat first year we convinced 160 people to come out to do the tables, so we had 16 tables, and in Prairie Place that looks quite small; but, we did a little fashion show and had quite a bit of fun. On their way out after that first year so many were saying they鈥檇 like to do a table the next year and I took names down. That second year we had 32 tables, our attendance had doubled, and ever since we鈥檝e had between 40 and 42 tables set up in there.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Creative Tables will be hosted on Thursday, Oct. 13, and there are currently four or five more tables available to those interested in decorating one, while there are approximately eight tables available for people simply interested in attending. Tickets are $40 per person and a table of eight is $320, contact Olsen at 306-455-2554 or 306-577-8087.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year Shannon Shakotko of Forget will be speaking, while Olsen says the rest of the entertainment that night is currently a surprise.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 excited about it,鈥� Olsen said. 鈥淚 really enjoy how much the women look forward to the night and their enthusiasm for what they鈥檙e going to do for their table as hostesses. I鈥檓 always excited for first timers coming to walk into Prairie Place and see the tables set up because it looks amazing and they鈥檙e not really sure what they鈥檙e walking into.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Proceeds from the event will go to the program Look Good, Feel Better and to the Moose Mountain Recruitment Committee.
