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Fund-Raisers: How Successful Are They?"Neither snow, nor sleet, nor storm...." could prevent 39 loyal Leaguers and their guests from enjoying LVW's April 1 fund-raiser: "Dames at Sea". For this special performance, the Hawaii Performing Arts Co.'s (HPAC) troopers kicked their heels higher and even their voices sounded more melodious despite the torrential rains and the winds that howled outside. The show over, theater-goers and the cast relished the spread prepared by members. Of the evening's conviviality, the consensus was: "A good time was had by all." Aside from the HPAC cast and staff, a vote of thanks goes to the Manoa Market Place Management for soliciting its member merchants for donations, Contributors were:
Members who deserve praise for their hard work are: Arlene Ellis and Jerry Hess, coordinators; Carolyn Wilson, bar; Petty Rogers, decorations; Claudia Patil, box office; Trudi Zelko and Marian Wilkins, food preparation, and Ja Soon him, program design. ********** Are LWV fund raisers successful If not, why not! Although 47 tickets at $25 each were sold for the "Dames at Sea" musical, the project netted only $125.65. The food and liquor were donated by members. Door prizes were contributed by merchants of the Manoa Market Place. Committee members chalked up more than 56 hours of work, whinto dollars, totaled $450 in non-reimbursed service.
A week before the event, Co-Coordinator Hess, concerned that tickets were not moving, mounted in her own inimitable way a survey of members who had not responded. Although Hess describes her poll as "very unscientific", the responses she elicited are deserving of evaluation...
Hess' study also contained these interesting demographic details about our Honolulu membership:
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