May Dinner Update

Looking positively toward the advent of Spring and then the delightful passage into Summer, we have come full circle to “what is happening with the May dinner?” Having cancelled the dinner last May, rescheduling it in October, only to cancel it again, there is great hope that we will be able to host some sort of an event this year. 

The annual May dinner serves both the purpose of being a major fund raiser for Great South Bay Audubon, but it also in the opportunity for much needed fellowship with people that we don’t otherwise get together with. It’s always an energy-filled fun time.

As I fill my head with all sorts of ways to host a party, I want to share thoughts and get some input. The Board of Directors has been bouncing around the idea of holding the dinner in a less formal atmosphere, where we could be outside, but also in an open-air protected space. I have approached Seatuck with the idea of renting space from them and catering the event there, perhaps a dinner – perhaps a cocktail hour style of event – still with raffle prizes and a speaker. The ballroom (as I fantasize to call it) with its 2 (or 3) sets of double doors serves as both fresh circulating air and protection.

The other thought is utilizing the open-air canopy air of the room we usually have our event in at Captain Bill’s. 

Both of these ideas would mean moving the date to later in the season, perhaps late June – and also moving it to an earlier time of day.  This may make Captain Bill’s too expensive as they give us a good price because we do a Monday night in early May. I really need your feedback on these ideas. I am open to hearing other ideas as well. I am always open to someone partnering with me on this event, but I don’t want to spend time and get other organizations involved if there is no interest. Email me at nettiesbaskets2@optonline.net.