The Akumalian
Akumal's
Newsletter for its Extended Global Community
Quintana Roo, Mexico
On
Thursday, February 26, CEA's 4th Annual Festival was capped off with the Silent
Auction and Gala Event, and this page records some of the festivities and
attendees. This was THE Social Event of Q1FY2009, and there was a Who's
Who of Akumal in attendance.
The Silent Auction was wrapped up at the Lol Ha Beach Bar, where there was live entertainment and a flurry of activity and bidding around the donated item. There's no final reports on how much this raised for CEA, but there was some very active bidding.
The Gala Dinner in the CEA Center was very festively decorated again, and there was a surprise entertainer on the agenda, as he Dutch soprano, Karin ten Cate, returned to Akumal with her fantabulous singing. Gerardo was also back as MC, and he once again conducted a very active and aggressive live auction on some historical items about Akumal.
While they were good, the Rock n Roll Band, Jurassic Band, was just too loud for The Staff, but the younger people were very enthusiastic about the music.
It was another excellent event, and a BIG thanks went out to Marcy Essy who coordinated everything for CEA.
