Week 26 - February 22-27
Preparing for the Big Night!
The efforts of the class have been thrown into our class business, 'A Grand Gala: CEOnopoly Style' all week long. Whether planning at our home base, or spending the day decorating, we all have been vigorously working to make this gala a success!Everyone's Ready!
Before the event, every student assembles in their spot - ready for an exciting and productive night!Networking Hour
One of the best parts of this business is the opportunity it gave us to meet up with our friends, investors, and speakers we've met with throughout the year. It was amazing to see how many came back to support us and it was great getting acquainted with new people too!The Big Presentation
Craig Lindvahl made a guest appearance and in his humorous and loving way proved to be one of the highlights of the evening!A Testament to the Program
CEO students Melony Allen and David Rauckman give testament to the wonders CEO has brought them.Dinner!
Almost everyone was pleased with our meal of chicken marsalla, truffel whipped potatoes, garden vegetable medley, and a dessert of Goey Butter Cake.Dancing!
When the lights were dimmed and the music started, the dance floor filled with guests as everyone had a chance to show off their dancing skills.And Dueling Pianos!
And for the main event, 'Spanky Entertainment's Dueling Pianos' - who took song requests and played skillfully against each other.The Crucial Sponsors
And to give a final thanks to all of our sponsors, who through their generous contributions, our gala was made possible.Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Pewter Sponsors
And finally, our 'Token Sponsors', who made our raffle possible:
- Amanda Stern
- Chipotle
- Taco Bell
- Joe Voss
- Amy Edgar
- Dan Polites
- Hollywood Tan
- Brian & Laurie Brown
- Qdoba
- Nanny Lou's
- Mariachi's
- Fischer's
- The Abbey
- Tan Co.
A Final Thank You!
And to conclude this newsletter, the Belleville CEO class would like to thank the many, many people who have made this event - and our program - possible.
To the guests, who purchased tickets and came to our Gala
To the sponsors on our board, who have enabled us to pursue our own businesses and enrich ourselves by following our dreams
To our facilitator, Mrs. Siebers, who shows up every day to support and encourage our class on this endeavour
To Craig Lindvahl, for both speaking at our event and for giving us some much needed advice along the way
To the board, who meet monthly and help our class run smoothly
To all of our speakers, who have taught us how to run a business this year
To our mentors, who have given their time to personally help us individually
To our 'home bases': Allsup, Precision Practice Management, and Barcom Security, who have allowed us to spend hours in their facilities planning this event
To the investors, without their generous contributions and belief in our community, none of us would even be here!
To Mr. Michael Crotty, who has graciously printed out the entire board for this event
To Mr. Thad Payne, Ms. Leah Kreuger, and the St. Clair Country Club Staff, who have been so kind and accomodating with this event
To the parents of CEO Students, who give us support and enable us to be in this program
To those who were not able to come, but still supported our class through financial backing and donations
And finally, to my class, who have showed me the true meaning of being apart of a team
On behalf of Belleville CEO,
Jessica Stern
"I am quite relieved we were able to pull the gala off! I'm proud of the class! It was a fun night, but now we can focus on our personal businesses. I can't wait to see what my other classmates come up with in these next months."
-Sandy Amorado
"I could not be prouder about our class business! It took so much teamwork and motivation to make it successful, but we did it! Everyone had such a fun night dancing to the dueling pianos!"
-Heather Gosebrink
"The Grand Gala was so much fun! It was awesome getting to be with everyone outside of class and break out some moves on the dance floor. "
-Aliyah Gillespie
"I can't believe the gala turned out as well as it did. This is only our first year! We truly set a strong foundation for the future Bellevilleceo class businesses"
-Melony Allen
"The gala was an excellent representation of the capabilities of the Belleville CEO class."
-David Rauckman
"I can't believe we actually did it. Thank goodness it's over."
-Jessica Stern