The Bengals Board Meetup

[Johnny Cupcakes]

(08-16-2022, 03:09 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: I am trying to gauge interest in a first ever Bengals Board meetup.

I know a lot of times these kinds of things can be all talk...but I really think we have enough of a following here to make something like this happen every year. I'd love to get at least 10 people committed to make this a reality.

So, here's what I am thinking. I am going to throw out three dates that we meetup, watch a Bengals game, throw some back, and have a good time together. Which ever date has the most votes is the date we will go with.

Locationwise, I am thinking the Holy Grail banks right in downtown Cincinnati.

So, please vote for which date works better or if you DO NOT plan on attending. If there is enough interest, I can start drawing up the plans and we can make it "official". I'd also like to tie in a fundraiser for this entire thing - donations going to the Joe Burrow Athens Hunger Relief Fund. It never hurts to include a good cause.

If you’re trying to do a fundraiser, you could potentially even think bigger. Have any connections with people who’d be willing to donate things for a silent auction? Get one of the local bars involved, and they’ll be happy to host something during the day leading up to the game. It can drive up their traffic and add some good publicity. You can get other board members to donate items if they have the means…then put your proceeds to the Hunger Relief Fund.

We had an event like this several years ago at Nicholson’s, and the proceeds went to the Freestore Foodbank. If you’re ambitious enough, I bet you could find a partner willing to at least think about it by the weekend. The only hangup may be that this may not meet fundraising organization requirements.