<P>We've done Great Strides, another mom and I have stood for several hours at a local bar selling drink tickets, we've served pancakes... And as usual, we have the usual suspects -- the family members who are all gung ho at first and then are no shows at the time of the event and then there are the ones who show up every single time. DH's retired aunt & uncle who brave a wild night club just to buy a few drinks and donate toward CF. </P>
<P>This year we have a new event. It's a beer event -- pub food, beer samples, silent auction, wine raffle, live music and we're so excited about it. We've been busy getting sponsors, items donated. And DH work in such a small business that we've pretty much gone to the well for contacts, but have managed to get a major bar and new brewery to sponsor, and I've scored a few silent auction items and sold a few tickets.... </P>
<P>My MIL is driving me nuts because she's being a total crab about the whole thing. "I don't want to ask anybody because tickets are so expensive, they won't want to come". It's a FUNDRAISER! Heck, a couple months ago DH and I went out for supper and the two of us spent almost the amount of one ticket on microbeers and burgers! </P>
<P>First off, it turns out they're going to be out of town that night as they're going pheasant hunting with my BIL's family. Fine, maybe next year; however, 5 months ago, DH asked her to call a friend of hers and get contact information for a relative who owns a major microbrewery in the City. Simple request, get a phone number to get our foot in the door. Last evening she calls and asks me if I could type something up and email to her as she's going to ask her friend, but "what do I need to say". Sigh... You tell your friend that your grandson has cystic fibrosis, we're doing a brewer's ball, ask if they'd like to attend, ask if they have contact info for their son the brewery owner... DH was out of town this past week and when I mentioned it to him he was hurt, a bit annoyed, basically it's too late now. Then event is in a month. He asked his mom to do one little thing and she's fought him tooth and nail every bit of the way. </P>
<P>It's not that they don't drink, it just embarrasses her because she doesn't know how to approach people. Heck my family isn't any better. Mine won't get involved at all because my mother feels she didn't get enough attention when she volunteered at a walk about 7 years ago. Le sigh. End of vent! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"></P>
<P>This year we have a new event. It's a beer event -- pub food, beer samples, silent auction, wine raffle, live music and we're so excited about it. We've been busy getting sponsors, items donated. And DH work in such a small business that we've pretty much gone to the well for contacts, but have managed to get a major bar and new brewery to sponsor, and I've scored a few silent auction items and sold a few tickets.... </P>
<P>My MIL is driving me nuts because she's being a total crab about the whole thing. "I don't want to ask anybody because tickets are so expensive, they won't want to come". It's a FUNDRAISER! Heck, a couple months ago DH and I went out for supper and the two of us spent almost the amount of one ticket on microbeers and burgers! </P>
<P>First off, it turns out they're going to be out of town that night as they're going pheasant hunting with my BIL's family. Fine, maybe next year; however, 5 months ago, DH asked her to call a friend of hers and get contact information for a relative who owns a major microbrewery in the City. Simple request, get a phone number to get our foot in the door. Last evening she calls and asks me if I could type something up and email to her as she's going to ask her friend, but "what do I need to say". Sigh... You tell your friend that your grandson has cystic fibrosis, we're doing a brewer's ball, ask if they'd like to attend, ask if they have contact info for their son the brewery owner... DH was out of town this past week and when I mentioned it to him he was hurt, a bit annoyed, basically it's too late now. Then event is in a month. He asked his mom to do one little thing and she's fought him tooth and nail every bit of the way. </P>
<P>It's not that they don't drink, it just embarrasses her because she doesn't know how to approach people. Heck my family isn't any better. Mine won't get involved at all because my mother feels she didn't get enough attention when she volunteered at a walk about 7 years ago. Le sigh. End of vent! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"></P>