We Love Volunteers! Did you know April is National Volunteer Month? During this busy time of spring galas and ramping up for summer outdoor events, the Ann Plans team wishes to express our gratitude for the event volunteers who help in so many capacities such as greeting, guest registration, facilitating games, and bid spotting for live auctions. One of the…
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Vacations and Staycations After a long winter, Spring has sprung and we are welcoming the sunshine and warmer temperatures with open arms! This month my husband Steve and I spent two weeks traveling with good friends around the north and south islands of New Zealand. We were on a four-day hike in the mountains, out of cell range, when the…
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Preparing for the Planning When done right, events are a powerful way to celebrate, bring people together, strengthen your brand, share your mission, and raise money. Events also require a significant investment of time and financial resources, so doing your homework before giving a new event the green light is critical. Last month I had the opportunity to meet with…
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What’s the Word? We hope your 2019 is off to an amazing start with plans to make this the best year ever. Two days ago I became a triathlete. All I had to do was swim 10 minutes in the Life Time pool (which I did very slowly), bike for 30 minutes, and run for 20 minutes, but this event…
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Happy Holidays from the Ann Plans Team! Thank you for being part of making this year fun and memorable. The Ann Plans team is grateful to have you in our network! We hope you are enjoying a holiday season with a nice mix of meaningful traditions, opportunities to relax and recharge, and perhaps some new ways of giving and receiving. This…
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The Universal Language of Events Steve and I were one day into our trip to Spain in March of this year, enjoying coffee in our Barcelona apartment, when we received the exciting news. The Facebook message was from Meghana, our friend and exchange student from Warangal, India, who lived with us in the spring of 2010. Here’s what she wrote,…
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