The Kansas Author Dinner, the second event of February for which I was in charge, occurred last night, Thursday, February 27. We had three terrific authors speak, and the reviews I have received were very positive. We learned about the writing process from Samantha Bennett, Marci Penner gave a very funny presentation that included interesting stories about how the pictures in her books were taken, and Robert Rebein read two excerpts from his book that kept the audience enthralled. Every year is different, and this year was, too . . . and even more different because of this:
I was approached by the woman who runs the Fundamental Learning Center and asked if she could say a few words. I was not real anxious to allow it until she told me that a man had just walked into our event and donated $5000 to her organization. He was attending the Kansas Banker's Association meeting, saw our sign, and dropped off a check.
Apparently he is the trustee of a foundation, and his job is to give away money in small increments. Define small, I guess, as this was huge to FLC and to us. He suggested that she try to match it, and before she left, she had another $1500+ to go along with it. Wow! Now that is awesome.
The Author Dinner has made money for RIF and FLC for 9 years, but never to that degree. This man's surprise gift made the evening magical. If our event was the milkshake, this man was the whipped cream and maraschino cherry on top!
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