“Clever, imaginative, resourceful, talented, original and inspirational are the words being used to describe the efforts of the All Charities Weekend Chairs.”
Given the circumstances, this will go down as one of the most creatively successful All Charities weekends in the history of Ocean Reef.
Every component had to be scrutinized through a very new kind of lens. Then orchestrated, with near perfection, in a way that the whole community could feel safe…. and now deserves to be proud of.
Over the past 13 years, All Charities has evolved into a well-oiled machine. The event has gone through recessions, hurricanes, and even without electricity…but never anything like this.
Here are some things that people have been saying, describing the efforts of our chairs and vice chairs, Linda Johnston, Dom DiNapoli, Adele Acheson and Diane Hill….cleverness, imagination, resourceful, talented, original ….and inspirational. And, with the new faces that they introduced, and the addition of Richard Weinstein, it will ensure the success of the event for years to come.
Through their ingenuity, they had more than 700 individuals actively placing over 6200 astoundingly generous bids, from an infinite number of locations. Their hard work will continue to support this amazing place and our unique lifestyle…and create miracles outside the gates.
In addition to the unprecedented bid on the Raw Bar, the items with the most bids were NAME A COCKTAIL AT THE REEF LOUNGE, which had 146 bids before its winning bid of $10,250. Followed by SUSHI LESSON AND DINNER FOR 10 with 142 bids.
And the video portion on Chef Philippe certainly paid dividends with his Cooking Demonstration and Brasserie Dinner for 10 having 91 bids before the final bid of $30,797. And then, selling his At Home Dinner for 10 at $25,000 …. TWICE!
We owe a debt of gratitude to the Club, and the valiant efforts of its food and beverage staff!
Whatever challenge we proposed, or requests we made, Alex, Erwin, Philippe, Christian, Sean, all the amazing Chefs and the whole culinary team reacted with enthusiasm and unlimited energy.
I am privileged to observe the amazing generosity of this wonderful community.
As we continue to work on the numbers two things are certain… It will exceed our expectations… and yes, it has broken another record! The most money All Charities ever raised during a pandemic!
By Michael Berman, Chairman of All Charities
