Help requested for benefit for young leukemia patient

Between the chili and the raffled off baskets, I really want to go to this event!

 

Me too!

 

Hmm can you guess which box I sent

Good luck with the raffle!

 

As much as I would LOVE to go back to HOU, I'm pretty sure there's no way in hell it's happening... I was barely able to convince my wife to let me go down a day earlier than my client meeting when I went last time, and that trip the flight and hotel were company-paid...

Besides, as much as I loved HOU, I've gotta spread the love a bit and check out some other beer towns before I start repeating locations... Boston, Asheville, San Diego, Denver, Portlant, VT, MI, etc etc all need visiting too!

 

You should plan to go to EBF in boston next year. Best damn beer fest there is. I'll be driving up and have to go through PA...

 

If I'm not busy preparing my own road trip, swing through the Philly area and we'll grab a beer!

 

Absolutely. Been thinking about coming up to Monks. Then over to Pat's and/or Gino's.

 

Oh FFS, do not go to Pat's/Geno's. Seriously. Let someone from Philly (me, for example) show you a real cheesesteak instead of doing the tourist thing (unless you just want to visit the location for some photos, in which case enjoy your Kodak moment). I understand why it happens this way, and frankly when it's general waves of tourists, I'd prefer they leave the good places alone; but when it's someone I know (even just through the internet) it pains me to see them plan on one or both of those places to get the "Philly experience".

The only reason locals go to those places is if a) they live within 2 blocks and it's just that convenient, or b) it's 2 AM and everywhere else is closed. I can think of literally 10 cheesesteak places without even using my brain that I'd rather go than to that corner.


Monk's, on the other hand, is everything it's cracked up to be, and you should absolutely go there and I'll meet you if I can at all swing it; Tired Hands is neck and neck with Monk's on the "can't miss" scale, though there's a dozen different places in and around the city that you'd enjoy just as much as well. I might be biased, but Philly really is such a great town.

edit: Sorry not sorry for derailing the thread a bit; worst case scenario it's keeping you bumped

 

I want that 007! BTW, will we be able to bid on these baskets? I know I would!

 

You could take silent bids ahead of time for baskets. Say I wanted Basket #3, I could send you a 'bid' of $40; if the live auction does not reach $40, then I would get it. If it surpasses $40, then the live winner takes it for their winning bid.


edit: in general I also agree with the raffle idea; makes it much easier for us to participate (and also is likely to generate more money since you're not getting funds only from one person per basket).

That said, gotta keep the team happy, but maybe next time you can point out all the money the BAs would've donated for raffle tickets and they'll see things differently. You would probably want one "local-only" raffle basket though, just to make sure the locals don't get skunked because BA bought 10x as many tickets as they did

 

In talking with the OP I think he may have under estimated the generosity o lo this community while trying to appease his own community at the same time. It is a tricky thing to put these things together, especially when it is your first time. I know i raised over $7000 in three months doing one and the mission lif just raised over $1000 in like 2 weeks.

Hopefully the auction goes great, I'm sure it will, and awareness and funds are raised for this young woman.

Good luck OP and know this community is more than just beer drinkers. We are there for each other when we are needed.