harbinger
issue 5 / october 31, 2005 / 7500 mission road prairie village, kansas
Feast for East dresses down for
jazz
&
by ellie weed
Last year, East parent Jan Howard would have attended Feast’s for East’s Patron Dinner dressed in nice outfit. She
would have arrived at 5:30 and seen volunteers dressed in black pants and white button down shirts. This Saturday night, as the co-chairman, she’ll be buying a $25 dollar ticket, arriving at 7 p.m., and will be wearing, as the name intends, a pair of jeans at the third annual fundraiser, entitled “Jeans and Jazz.”
“The goal is to feel like we’re reaching everyone,” Howard said. “We want it to be casual and comfortable so that everyone is at ease.” Howard, along with other board members and volunteers, has been working to make this event more appealing to the masses, rather than the parents and community members that are willing to donate large amounts of money to the fund. “We want people to attend that wouldn’t normally,” she said. “We want it to be a community effort.” The casual decor and attire have the intention of getting more East parents and surrounding community members an opportunity to gather and meet new people, rather than just write a big check. “We’re trying to make it a friend-raiser, not just a fundraiser,” Howard said.
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