Dujiangyan Charity Dinner

The charity dinner that I helped organize with a local health club and school went extremely well. I would not consider myself a stage performer, although some might argue, but I led a couple skits, did a beat boxing routine with a couple of friends and even danced...You'll have to see the pictures to believe it. The dance was probably the highlight. Four other guys and I performed a practiced hip-hop routine to a popular Nsync song. We practiced a couple hours for the four nights leading up to the dinner. Overall, the dinner went great. I was also auctioned off near the end of the night for giving basketball lessons. I sold for 200RMB(roughly a little more than $30 USD). I was glad for the experience though I stressed out a lot about the night and really wanted it to go well. There were some definite weak points, like the sound system at the hotel, but overall those were overshadowed. We were able to raise over 22,000 RMB(or about $3,000 USD). That's a lot for a charity like this in China. I'm proud of the help that the group offered and it was really a learning experience. I have to give a shout out to Emily Isenee for doing a great job organizing our group and giving me an opportunity to work with her on this task. Also, the leader of the health club and school did a lot of work getting support and finding us a place to put the dinner on. Thank you Xia Wei and Duan. Also, our PLU group kicked some serious butt on stage supplying most of the night's entertainment. Hao de!