When Ron Jackenthal from @livelikesamfoundation reached out with under a week til his event, we knew we had to help. With a goal to raise $400K for youth programs, and $100K pegged to their online Silent Auction, Ron was in a real pickle.
Their venue is in a notorious internet black spot, so their online fundraiser was in serious danger. Without affordable internet, online bidding would be next to impossible at their venue.
Despite being technically sold out, our team hustled and shuffled to get PopUp WiFi units where they needed to be in the nick of time.
Here`s what Ron had to say:
“We were notified that the venue’s planned WiFi installation had been canceled four days before our event, and we found PopUp WiFi through our auction software provider.
PopUp WiFi created an internet solution for our foundation within a day and shipped pre-configured products to our venue in under 72 hours. Without PopUp WiFi’s help, we would have not raised over $100,000 of silent auction revenue on the night. They are an incredibly creative, dynamic, and professional organization.”
Guests were treated to an evening of incredible food, craft drinks, music, a photo booth, great company, and dancing, all while supporting Live Like Sam’s youth programming initiatives.
We`re proud to have been a part of such a positive event, and of our entire team`s swift and spirited response to a call for help from an inspiring organization that does so much to help others.
Congratulations on hitting your fundraising goal to Ron and the legions of volunteers who made their 5th gala a success.
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