Over $32,000 Raised at 2023 Edition of MPIGNY’s Auction and Mixology Madness!

MPIGNY had a delightful evening at the InterContinental Times Square for the 2023 edition of MPIGNY’s Auction and Mixology Madness. This stunning venue provided elevated hospitality, and featured some of their most popular food selections from their kitchen for our attendees to enjoy. 

The chapter would like to give a great big thank you to our mixology sponsors, auction donors, and in-kind sponsors for their contributions to this year’s Auction & Mixology Madness. We want to give a special shoutout to our marquee sponsor Kalahari Resorts. They truly made this event a reality, and the chapter of MPIGNY is extremely grateful for their long-standing relationship with the chapter. 

Kalahari further showed their support by being one of our participating teams in the mixology competition. The other contenders in this year’s contest were Mohonk Mountain House, the Membership Committee of MPIGNY, Live Nation, and Virginia Beach. In a very close competition among this year’s participating mixology teams, we want to give a special congratulations to the winners of the competition: Mohonk Mountain House won the prize for Best Decor, and Live Nation took home the gold for Best Drink. 

With a backdrop reflecting the Broadway Theater style reminiscent of Old New York, Pastelly decorated the space with their unique styling of feathers, custom centerpieces, and balloon arches to give life to the event. In line with the Broadway theme, we had a special surprise performance from Broadway Plus, bringing in some old-fashioned flavor by performing a lovely rendition of “All That Jazz” from Chicago the Musical. 

Furthermore, our Canstruction project was a great success! As the chapter’s CSR initiative for the event, a structure made of cans displaying the letters MPIGNY in the design, the canned goods featured in this incredible structure were donated to City Harvest.

Our host Bobby Elhert brought his charisma to the event by emceeing the program, and facilitating the live auction and 100-Yard Dash, engaging guests during every minute of the event! Matt Bonavita of Rhythm in Motion served as our DJ for the night by providing a soundtrack for the evening – and in collaboration with Bobby they were a dynamic duo, entertaining attendees throughout the entirety of the event. 

The MPIGNY chapter raised $32,623 as the combined total for the silent auction, live auction, 100-Yard Dash, sponsorships, and ticket sales. The chapter is truly appreciative of everyone’s involvement in this annual fundraiser.

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