Skipper of the Sea Que - Thank you for the kind words...
I've really only done the secretarial part of this and love organizing things (not just events - but things in general.) I like bringing order to chaos.
Really, the people coming to the event, donating items, buying raffle tickets and bringing food make the event AN EVENT.
I realized with Gilligan's post that I hadn't noted in the invite that it was free and there were no obligations or requirements. The invite was edited that day to include that information. I did note in my response that I was "on the fly" (meaning I was headed out the door when I responded). I'm sorry if I sounded short - I wasn't bugged by his questions, just in a rush.
I sorta answered the "did I do something wrong..." question myself... I learned I had assumed everyone would assume it was set up as it usually was... that was my bad and I fixed it.
There's supposed to be good weather on 9/20. It's supposed to be about 68 degrees and sunny all day. A perfect day for a gathering of friends!
See you at Forum Fest!