March 22, 2009
Last night was the benefit dinner for Jade. It started at 7 and didn't end until sometime around midnight. There were so many people there that I couldn't even count. It really surprised me to see how many people showed up but it was an extremely good thing!
It was a lot of fun to be there. There was food, karaoke, tables set up that sold t-shirts, autographed pictures of athletes, favor baskets, and all different kinds of things that could raise money. There was also an auction. For example, tickets to go to a Red Sox game, sitting up in the green monster, was auctioned off for $450. Everything went great..and Jade was as happy as can be! She made a speech thanking everyone and couldn't hold back from crying because she was so happy. It was good to see that she made such a success and to know that I was apart of it.
I was planning on staying until the entire thing was over, but because I was also with my mom, sister, her friend, and my friend, I had to leave early. I'm not sure of a total amount of money that was raised..but from the looks of how the night was going, thousands of dollars must have been raised!
