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Why Use An Event Planner?

Surely you can put on a party all by yourself, can’t you?
Yes you can.
But I’ve seen and heard time and time again the laments of well-meaning friends who decided to help someone plan an event, “I didn’t realize planning an event is so much work!”
After all, you only have to: find a top notch caterer, select the proper menu, call in a band, get some tables, decorate the tables, create a fabulous center piece, choose a lighting professional, find a location, negotiate terms, make a guest list, prepare the invitations, print the invitations, mail the invitations, create a theme, decorate accordingly, hire some side attractions, pick a creative photographer/videographer, select some flower arrangements, negotiate hotel rates for out-of-towners, and the list goes on…
Yes, anyone can do it. Do it well? That’s another issue.
Most troubling is, you never get to enjoy your own party!

Then there are corporate events - don’t ask.
Any company that tries to do it themselves are laying to much on the line.

With reputations at stake, it clearly isn’t worth a do-it-yourself approach.

I’ve seen corporate events that were simply pitiful. Two hundred guests standing for 2 hours because there weren’t enough chairs…cold food…sound equipment with no sound…did someone forget the lighting?

Yes. Planning an event is a big production whether you want it to be or not. Your guests will talk - this you can be sure of.

And let’s not forget Murphy’s Law with regards to production: “If anything can go wrong - it will.”

Unless it is your two year olds’ birthday - you might want to consider some professional help and advice.

Seek out someone with experience. Leave it in their court and have fun!

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July 2nd, 2007

Loopholes Found in California Political Fundraising

At just about every level, political fundraising loopholes are found and are taken advantage of by current or would-be politicians that think all is well just because it’s following the law. But not all agree.

Take, for example, Republican John Benoit, a California assemblyman from Riverside, who recently introduced legislation aimed at one such loophole in his state’s law. Current California law allows candidates to circumvent limits in political races by filing for state and local offices at the same time and raising funds for each race.

Sounds like Benoit has the public’s interest at heart. Not so fast. On closer examination Benoit is not as altruistic as he would like the public to believe.

Benoit must leave the Assembly next year because of term limits and plans to run for a seat in the Senate whose current holder will also be termed out. His chief rival for that seat is yet another victim of California’s term limits, former Assemblyman Russ Bogh, a Republican from Beaumont.

Bogh has filed not only for the Senate seat in the 2008 race, but also for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, which race is not until 2010. Bogh has been fundraising for both political races simultaneously, amassing more than $90,000 for the county position and more than $300,000 for the Senate seat.

California law for fundraising limits political contributions to $3,600 for legislative seats, while no limits are set for the county race.

Benoit claims Bogh has created a slush fund of county political contributions that can be used as donations to other political candidates who will in turn endorse Bogh in his Senate race. However, no evidence of such has been discovered.

It appears Benoit is using his current position to take unfounded swipes at a political rival, something which the voters in California should be aware.

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June 15th, 2007