Feeling the Love!

A big THANKS to those who have chosen to be s

ponsors and/or d

onate raffle or silent auction items for this year's event.

Please keep them in mind when you are spending your consumer dollars. It feels good to support businesse

s who make a difference in our community!

Aaron Nekuza - 972-346-8237 Lets art Party Julie Livingston of

CORRECTION!!

Please note there was a typo on the sponsor form. Our mailing address should read:

3308 Preston Road
Ste 350-293
Plano, TX 75093

Very sorry for the confusion!!! The form has been corrected.

Sponsor and Raffle / Silent Auction Donor Forms

Thanks to all of you who have already contacted me about being a sponsor or donating an item for the raffles and silent auction. The forms can now be found below.

We don't have much time left before we will order t-shirts, so please respond promptly to ensure you and/or your business are recognized properly.

Sponsorship Form

Raffle / Silent Auction Donation Form

Event details ...

This information was emailed out previously ... if you didn't receive, then you aren't on our mailing list. Please let us know if you'd like to be added.

Mark your calendar for the

8th annual Mudbug Fest on Saturday, May 7th!



... Please note that some "save the dates" went out giving a different date. We sent them out before securing our location ... Lesson learned!




Many of you have been inquiring ... "where is my Evite?" ... really, we didn't forget about you! Unfortunately, due to multiple projects and work loads, we are just a bit (ok, VERY) behind schedule this year. For that reason, we REALLY need your help!


 Here's what's on our "TO DO List". Please feel free to jump in and help with any of the following ....


Sponsors & Prize Donors: We only have a couple of weeks to secure our sponsorships before t-shirts go to print. We are also soliciting silent auction and raffle prizes. 
 If you or your business would like to donate an item or be a sponsor, you can simply complete the form that is available on our event blog. You can also indicate your interest when you register and we'll get in touch with you with more details.

Underwriting Sponsors: Along with the amazing growth our event has experienced, comes increased expenses. For the past 7 years, 100% of expenses for our event have been provided by Mind's Eye Solutions. As a result, we've been able to donate 100% of past advertising sponsorship fees directly to the Children's Advocacy Center. This year, we are opening a new sponsorship category. If you'd like to underwrite one of our expenses, you will be given additional advertising opportunities. Just think of what a hero you'll be when our guests approach the kegs which have a big sign that reads "Beer provided by 2KOOL COMPANY, Inc"! Please let us know if you'd like to help pick up some of the tab this year.

Volunteers: As you know, a lot of work goes into making our event successful and it couldn't be done without the help of our volunteers. Please consider pitching in this year.
 You can indicate your interest when you register, or just send me an email. We'll schedule a meeting soon for those interested in being involved with the planning process.

Registration: We are using Eventbrite instead of Evite this year. In addition to a lot of really cool features Eventbrite has to offer, using them also allows our guests to make donations securely online by credit card if they so choose. We are asking that everyone Pre-Register this year. It sure saves us a lot of time at the event and helps to keep our contact information for our guests current. Please do so by April 27th, but you're welcome to do so sooner.
 


T-Shirts: We will ONLY order the exact number of shirts that our guests request this year. When you pre-register, please be sure to indicate if you want a t-shirt, and if so, in what size(s).
 


We look forward to another successful event this year with good weather, great food, generous guests and a goal of reaching $16k which will bring our grand total raised for the Children's Advocacy Center through our annual Mudbug Fests to $50,000!

Thanks in advance for taking the time to pre-register and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 7th!

Cheers,

Julie & David

8th annual Mudbug Fest

The date has been set for May 7th!

Please mark your calendar and check back periodically to see who our generous sponsors and donors are this year!

Please email Julie if you'd like to be a sponsor or donate a raffle or silent auction item.

We are using Eventbrite this year to register and keep track of our headcount. Please be sure to register and "buy a ticket" ... it sure makes it easier on us! Thanks in advance for doing so by April 30th (April 20th if you want a t-shirt!)

PHOTOS

The photos taken can now be viewed

HERE!

7th Annual Mudbug Fest a SUCCESS!

A big THANKS to all of you who came out on May 8th to HELP A KID & EAT A BUG! We had our largest attendance yet and raised MORE MONEY than ever before! Many of you have asked about our final headcount.  We thought it would be fun to share that and some other numbers with you .... Number of total registered guests - 258 which included 193 adults and 65 children The food at the event included: 600 lbs of crawfish 78 lbs of chicken 128 hot dogs & buns 40 lbs of potato salad 4 gallons of coleslaw 5 gallons of red beans and rice 5 gallons of home-made icecream over 600 home-made cookies 25 lbs of corn 25 lbs of potatoes 5 gallons of ice tea 5 gallons of lemonade 45 gallons of beer 22.5 liters of wine Pretty impressive, eh??? What's even more impressive is that David Snell, the owner of the Cajun Crawfish Co. DONATED the use of his cooking trailer and cooked all 600 lbs of crawfish for us!!!  Our David was actually able to roam around and visit with guests instead of standing over a pot all day!!!  THANK YOU Cajun Crawfish Co.!!! THANK YOU to those of you who volunteered your time & talents to make this event happen.  There is no paid staff behind the annual Mudbug Fests.  They are only possible because of all our wonderful volunteers! THANK YOU to Southern Drive for donating your musical talent again for the 4th year in a row!  THANK YOU also to the businesses and individuals who supported us as sponsors, raffle or silent auction item donors or by providing a service for our event. THANK YOU to Brent Kubesh for donating your time and talent for the 5th year in a row to design our Mudbgug Fest shirt and cup art! We know those of you who haven't already heard, are eager to hear HOW MUCH we rai$ed this year and we are going to tell you, but first .....