Annual DinnerThe annual dinner is one of CFFU's few money raising events. Donations of equipment and supplies for raffles, auctions and door prizes are received from supporters of CFFU's objective -- to promote increase awareness and participation in the art of fly fishing and preservation of our resources.
ANNUAL DINNER DATE: Saturday, April 6, 2024 LOCATION: Dante Club 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento 95825 CONTACT: Laurie Banks (916) 709-1309 The CFFU Annual Dinner and Fundraiser will be held at the Dante Club. The event will be open to members and their guests at 4 p.m. You can buy raffle tickets and start bidding on the silent auction items immediately.
Dress is casual. Men traditionally wear anything from nice fishing shirts and good jeans to suits. Women wear anything from nice jeans to dresses. Listen to Andy Penn's smooth jazz trio. The room and stage are filled with raffle and silent auction items. Buffet style dinner is served at 6:00 p.m. Menu is TBA. Our professional auctioneer Justin Trick runs our live auction. I hope to see you there! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call me. Laurie Banks, Annual Dinner Chairperson (916) 709-1309 Thank you to our 2023 SponsorsCorporate Sponsors
Buckhorn Cheesecake Factory Confluence Outfitters Fish Socks Fly Fishing Specialties Green Acres High Hill Ranch Home Depot In-N- Out Burger Lowe’s Mountain Hardware Murietta Inn Nugget Market Orvis Pavilion Carwash Piatti REI Sacramento Republic Scotts Seafood Starbucks Trader Joes Total Wine Yard House. DONATIONS
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Donations Requested
Please donate or procure donations for CFFU's only fundraiser. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations should be given to Laurie Banks. We would appreciate receiving donations at least a month before the dinner if possible. You can help benefit the cause by donating something you own or made, asking businesses to donate goods or services, putting together a gift basket, or choose any other imaginative idea. Please bring your donations to the general meeting, or mail them to Laurie Banks, 2443 Fair Oaks Blvd #209, Sacramento, CA 95825, or call me to arrange a pick-up. If you cannot attend, please consider making an online donation to the Annual Dinner. Approximate Timetable
4:00 p.m: Pick up name tags at the Welcome Table No-host bar is open Complementary appetizers 5:00 p.m.: Phase one of silent auction closes 5:30 p.m.: Phase two of silent auction closes 6:00 p.m.: Dinner is served 6:45 p.m.: Coffee and dessert 7:00 p.m.: Phase three of silent auction and all raffles close 7:15 p.m.: Special Raffles and door prizes 7:30 p.m.: Live Auction 8:15 p.m.: Maxi raffle buckets 8:30 p.m.: Pay and pick up all silent auction and live auction items |
A huge thanks goes to our 2023 dinner committee members who work hard to make this event a success: Rich Wilson, Meloney Welborn, Sheila Cavanaugh, Mary Ellen Mueller, Ken Davis, Tim Au-Young, Betty and Keith Pfeifer, Jim Berdan, Justin Trick, Paul and Lori Wisheropp, and Andy Penn. Jim Berdan, Julie Kaye, Sandy Wilson, Brandie Herron, Ty Espinoza- and Rosie Vasquez, Forest Oldham, Bev Thomas, William McZeek, Dave Lentz and Mike Giusti-