Loveland Housing Authority Fundraising Gala Kick-off Event Has A Surprise Ending from Mother Nature!

I had the pleasure of attending Mirasol’s Gala fund raising kick-off event in late June. The Loveland Housing Authority has decided to build two additional Green House homes by raising money through an aggressive capital campaign. Invitees included influential members of the Loveland community. They had already received a generous contribution of $100K from one person!
The event was beautiful. They had set up the courtyard in front of their event center with brunch stations – one served omelets to order another a waffle bar. They even had a bartender to provide you with a Mimosa or a Bloody Mary.  Dr. Bill Thomas and Nancy Fox were on the program as guest speakers.
What could go wrong?
The event had only just started when the rain began to fall. And boy did it fall!

It quickly became evident that the party as planned would not be possible. However, that didn’t stop this incredible team. They quickly pulled out umbrellas’ and helped all the guests get inside. Food was moved into the event center and the program continued. Despite the rain, the event went off beautifully. Guests learned about the Green House Project, toured the Green House homes and learned about the Loveland’s Housing Authority’s vision for Loveland. Dr. Bill Thomas encouraged people to dig deep when giving donations, so they might provide “shelter from the storm.”
When the party broke up and everyone went out to retrieve their cars, many people, including me, discovered that the dirt lot where we had parked our cars had become a soggy, muddy field. They had to call three tow trucks to pull about 20 cars out of the field! It was quite a show watching the cars being pulled out of the mud.
Between the beautiful setting, the rain, the memorable speakers and the muddy field this is an event that no one will forget soon!