Last Sunday, Town and Country Decorative Painters held their first Basket Luncheon. For those of you who are not familiar with this type of event, a basket lunch is a luncheon at which the entertainment is a gift basket auction. These kinds of luncheons are generally used as fundraisers. Ours was sponsored by the Retreat Committee and will benefit our annual retreat. We had 106 people attending and had 20 baskets. The gift baskets were donated by our members. Each one was required to have a retail value of at least $35 and had to contain at least three painted items. Our baskets all had values significantly higher than was required and they were all beautiful.
In addition to lunch and the opportunity to bid on baskets, each person took home a painted pumpkin pin and there were also painted door prizes and the table centerpieces. The luncheon was a huge success and we will be starting work on next year's luncheon very soon.
Banquet Hall
Gift Basket Display
One of the baskets I designed: "Tea With Friends"
painted items: tea box, napkins, and a framed pastel painting
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