聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Dec. 14 marked the 2nd annual Small Business Christmas party, and things went just as planned. Directors Tara Cure and Bobbi Wollbaum took to the stage to begin the night for a sold out crowd of 370+ people.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Beginning with giving thanks to all the volunteers and small businesses that helped make the night possible before supper and entertainment.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cure says, 鈥淚 started working in restaurants as a young teen and found my love of cooking and so cooking meals for hundreds of people doesn鈥檛 frighten me. Ensuring there is enough food for everyone and that the taste is on point, I can handle that. What I wasn鈥檛 able to deliver was a speech without shaking. This could have been because of the lack of sleep over the last few days, but nonetheless I finished saying what I needed to say.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cure continues, 鈥淚 have been hosting various fundraising events for 20 years, and聽Saturday night reminds me of why I love to do it. I鈥檓 fortunate enough to have found my passion, and that is bringing people together with food, laughter, friendship and fun to help raise money for our wonderful community.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 From this one event, Moms on a Community Mission was able to not only donate the proceeds amounting to $6,000 each for Carlyle Playschool Cooperative AND Arcola Rink, but to deliver late night meals to the staff of Moose Mountain Lodge; provide a donation to the Carlyle Food Bank; support funding to the Carlyle School Nutrition Program; and help with finances to the Arcola Grad Class.聽
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cure says, 鈥淚 have literally been stopped and complimented in the street for putting on a great event. The reviews have included the food being too good, and that people ate too much. That people鈥檚 cheeks were sore from laughing so hard. It brings tears to my eyes to hear such kind words, but I need everyone to know that it鈥檚 not me. This night would not have been possible without Bobbi, Tammy Mensinger, and all of the volunteers that were called on to help. The Carlyle Hooters team for letting us use their van to get people home safely, that鈥檚 what makes events like this great. We had a crew of three people peeling potatoes for three hours. I can鈥檛 help but wonder if their hands are still sore. Its the entire community that deserves praise for this type of outcome.鈥澛�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Moms have already been asked what鈥檚 cooking for next year? Will there be a 3rd Annual Small Business Christmas Party? To which Cure says, 鈥淲e鈥檇 be crazy not to! So yes! There will be. As always stay tuned to our Facebook page for more info.鈥澛�
