What do the members of the Rock-A-Bye Ball Committee do?

• Help choose a theme for the event
• Help develop a plan to carry the theme throughout the event (venue entrances, photo ops, general room, tables, stage, lighting, event favors, etc.)
• Identify and solicit individuals and businesses to be sponsors
• Serve as a liaison between sponsors and Blessing House
• Identify and solicit individuals and corporations willing to donate silent and live auction items (e.g. experiences, services, packages, merchandise)
• Arrange pick-up/delivery of auction items
• Create media plan and coordinate publicity and marketing efforts
• Attend regular committee meetings
• Spread the word about the Rock-A-Bye Ball and Blessing House
• Assist with selling tables/individual tickets
• Assist with silent auction, live auction and raffle set up on day before event and event day
• Support the annual Procurement Party
• Help promote 50/50 Presale tickets

Who: Anyone who wants to help support the children of Blessing House and:

• Has imagination and great planning and organizational skills
• Has good communication skills and ability to communicate a vision in keeping with the theme
• Has an eye for detail
• Likes to work with people
• Is friendly and outgoing
• Has artistic ability
• Has design or marketing experience
• Has teamwork skills
• Is willing to reach out to their contacts, or individuals or businesses and solicit them for a sponsorship, or
• Is willing to solicit businesses and individuals for auction/raffle items for the event.

What: Committee members help out throughout the year as they are able.

When: The Committee Members meet the first Tuesday of every month starting in January and then more often starting in September as needed unless the yearly Rock-A-Bye Ball meeting schedule states something different.

Where: Committee meetings are held in different locations throughout the year, usually in a committee member's home (in Lorain County). The yearly Rock-A-Bye Ball meeting schedule will state where each monthly meeting is held.