Event:	Help out at the PONCHO Wine Auction Share
Location:	Sheraton Seattle Hotel 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Date:	May 14th 2011, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: Rakesh A; Coordinator: Jeannette R
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

PONCHO is a non-profit fundraiser that benefits other non-profit arts organizations in the Seattle area. This year is their 20th annual Wine Auction fundraiser.

What we'll be doing:

Volunteers will be checking in guests and helping the event coordinators with projects as they arise.

What you should know:

Please wear all black, no denim. Guests of the event will be dressed in formal attire.

Where to Meet:

Volunteer Check-In Table on 3rd floor.

PONCHO:

Many people dont know that PONCHO is an acronym for Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations. This was the name given to the first ever charitable auction put on by a group of Seattle business, philanthropic and arts patrons in 1963.Their singular mission at the time was to raise enough money at the event to retire the $35,000 debt, incurred by the Seattle Symphony despite the successful performance of Aida at the Seattles Worlds Fair. The first PONCHO Gala not only covered the debt, but they raised enough additional money to give $50,000 to the Symphony to help establish the Seattle Opera. From that spectacular beginning, PONCHO has gone on to raise over $34 million to support more than 200 local arts organizations. The key to its success has been an all-volunteer board of people who love the arts and are willing to do the hard work necessary to raise the money. PONCHO has been instrumental in helping to create the venues and the performances that have earned Seattle the reputation of a community that fosters world class art in all its forms. There is no other organization in Seattle quite like it.