Dear ARHS/ARMS Athlete Families, Boosters, Coaches, and other Friends:
We are nearing the date for one of the best events of the year in Amherst - Monte Carlo Night! It will be Saturday, March 14, from 7:30 to midnight at Valentine Hall, Amherst College. It is a lot of fun (friends, after-dinner food, live music, gambling, awesome prizes) and it is a great way to raise money for sports teams at ARHS and ARMS, as well as the Hurricane Boosters. For every $25 ticket sold, $20 can be designated to go to a team of the buyer's choice, making Monte Carlo Night the easiest way all year for sports teams to raise money!
Most important task: buy tickets now! (Almost all tickets are being sold online this year. At this link, enter the number of tickets and how you want to receive them and when you click "add to cart" you will see a screen asking for sport designations, followed by a payment screen with credit card and PayPal options.)
If you can't or won't attend, donate $20 to the team(s) of your choice using the same process as above.
If you are the parent of a 2014-15 athlete in any season, please help them sell tickets! Forwarding this email to all your friends in the area with a request that they buy tickets and support your favorite team(s) is the simplest approach. Please also Like the event on FaceBook, Join it, Share it, and Invite friends to it (these little things make a BIG difference to our reach if you have a fair number of FB Friends in the area). This is a community event and not just for parents of athletes - the bigger and more diverse the turnout, the better, so invite your friends and neighbors!
You can also help us out in other ways:
- sign up for a Volunteer shift on Monte Carlo weekend
- help organize the event or solicit business donations by replying to this email to let us know that you are willing to help
Please make sure to check out www . amherstmontecarlo . com for more details on the event, or read the excerpt below. We do want to make sure everyone knows of a few changes for 2015. We are starting an hour later this year, and we are only serving desserts, coffee, and light after-dinner savory snacks. We are no longer allowed to bring in donated food from local restaurants and decided that paying for Amherst College food was not a good use of fundraised dollars. We do hope to develop a partnership wih local restauants for pre-event dinners which we may announce in the coming weeks.
Thank you,
Amherst Hurricane Boosters
From our website:
WHAT IS MONTE CARLO NIGHT?
For one evening Valentine Hall is transformed into an elegant mini-Casino complete with live music from Higher Help, complimentary after-dinner snacks, and a full Funny Money Cash Bar.
Hundreds of your neighbors and friends (21 years and older) try their hand at roulette, blackjack, Texas Hold 'Em, and other exciting games of chance and skill. Monte Carlo “Funny Money” can be purchased at the casino and used, with the help of Lady (or Sir) Luck to grow your personal pile of Funny Money cash.
Your winnings can be redeemed for prize coupons used to enter drawings for of fabulous gifts and prizes worth thousands of dollars, including fine wines, gift certificates for local businesses such as massages, tune-ups, even tattoos, and much more.
This is a great opportunity to socialize with other parents and make new connections in a friendly, upbeat atmosphere. It has often been compared to Prom Night, but for grown-ups! No lectures or presentations, just a great time with people you know or would like to get to know. Definitely one of the most memorable events on the Amherst Calendar!
Best of all, every minute you’re enjoying yourself, you’ll be helping support Amherst High School Athletics. The Amherst Hurricane Boosters raise funds through Monte Carlo Night and other events to help achieve our mission of having a positive impact on athletics at Amherst Regional High School. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door -- and you can direct $20 of that to the sport(s) of your choice!
