June 1 - Dining for a Difference - Rickie Weeks charity event - LATEST: reviews

[Brian the Automator]

Rickie Weeks is hosting a fund raising event in Milwaukee on June 1.

 

Link for tickets

 

http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.1&disp=attd&view=att&th=119e8546d3b099e2

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FESTIVITIES INCLUDE:

Pose for photographs with Rickie Weeks;

Gift bag; Meet & mingle with Weeks and several

of his teammates; Auction items include:

First pitch ceremony at a Brewers home game

Autographed memorabilia

Evening Emcee: Brewers television analyst Dave Nelson

beneting the

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

of Southeastern Wisconsin

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 FROM 6:00-9:00PM

Purchase tickets online at JDRF.org/sewi

$150 per person

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Proceeds will benet the JDRF of Southeastern Wisconsin

You're invited to join Fleming's and

Milwaukee Brewer Rickie Weeks

for a special

Charity Dinner and Auction

Dining for a Difference

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$150 per person

Proceeds will benet the JDRF of Southeastern Wisconsin

DINING FOR A DIFFERENCE

SALAD

Fleming's Salad

Seasonal greens, candied walnuts, dried cranberries,

tomatoes, croutons & lemon balsamic dressing

ENTR ÉES

(choice of one)

Filet Mignon 10 oz.

New Zealand King Salmon Fillet

served with a Cabernet butter sauce

Double Breast of Chicken

baked in white wine, mushroom, shallot & thyme sauce

Vegetarian Option Available Upon Request

SIDES

Sugar Snap Peas

with carrots and red onions, soy chili glaze

Mashed Potatoes

prepared with parmesan peppercorn compound butter

Sautéed Mushrooms

fresh button & portabella sautéed in butter with whole garlic

DESSERT

Cheesecake

Blueberry sauce & shaved white chocolate

[temke]

the 620 morning show is also auctioning off a package that includes:

 

tickets to the 6/1 game

a limo ride to the event with rickie

tickets to the dinner

 

probably info on their website, but they were talking about it this morning.

[TooLiveBrew]

Have I ever mentioned how awesome I think Rickie Weeks is? Well, I love the guy.

[Gobias Industries]

Yeah, I wouldn't mind going to this.

 

The Weeks' are good people. I know his dad sets up charities for inner city FLA kids in the offseason, and by all accounts Rickie is a classy dude.

 

And yes TLB, you're about the only guy on this board that I can probably say is a bigger fan than I.

[dadofandrew]

I was going to go to this, and then I remembered I'm me, just part of that middle class that I hear has went extinct, but missed me.

[Brian the Automator]

I was going to go to this, and then I remembered I'm me, just part of that middle class that I hear has went extinct, but missed me.

I'm not sure I follow ... What does this have to do with a charity event?

 

[dadofandrew]

Spending $150 on a dinner seems a bit much for a commoner like me.

[Brian the Automator]

Spending $150 on a dinner seems a bit much for a commoner like me.

First of all, would you actually have gone to this, given your geographical limitations?

This brings me to my point ... maybe instead of trying to take a dump on the thread with saying that you deem the charity event as too expensive, you would have been better off leaving it alone. Really, what value did it add? It certainly did nothing to persuade people to give money for a great cause. I really think that's in poor taste, but honestly, you have a habit for doing this to threads, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[dadofandrew]

I'd love to go, if I had money to burn. But, the price limits it to the very wealthy...fine of course, as that's who has the money to donate, and it keeps the riff raff like me out.

[Brian the Automator]

I'd love to go, if I had money to burn. But, the price limits it to the very wealthy...fine of course, as that's who has the money to donate, and it keeps the riff raff like me out.

I'm not very wealthy, and I'd figure a $150 per plate for an ungodly fantastic meal (Fleming's is terrific), meet & greet with Rickie Weeks and other players and money going to charity would be a worthwhile expenditure... Figure you could even write part of it off. *shrug*. If I didn't already have long-standing plans, I would have signed up.

 

I guess I'm not sure why you chose to take a dump on the thread, still. What was the purpose?

 

[dadofandrew]

Not sure what you mean. I commented it was too spendy for me. This is a place where folks comment on topics, right?

[Brian the Automator]

Not sure what you mean. I commented it was too spendy for me. This is a place where folks comment on topics, right?

Seems like etiquette would dictate that you wouldn't comment negatively on a charity event the site was trying to promote, but maybe I'm just being greedy.

 

[Gobias Industries]

I'd love to go, if I had money to burn. But, the price limits it to the very wealthy...fine of course, as that's who has the money to donate, and it keeps the riff raff like me out.

I'm certainly not wealthy, but if I go to 2 or 3 less games this year it becomes affordable.

[Team Canada]

Not sure what you mean. I commented it was too spendy for me.

In a very confusing, snarky way. Clearly the purpose of the thread is not to debate the merits of said charity event, but to inform the site membership. So no, it's not necessary to chime in with a complaint about how expensive it is.

 

And I think you vastly underestimate the spending capabilities and priorities of middle class folks. You think everyone who shells out for box seats is rich? Who's buying the $300 authentic jerseys? (Hint: not those super rich people.)

 

And charity events are usually priced higher than what you would normally pay. That's kind of the point.

 

[Brian the Automator]

And charity events are usually priced higher than what you would normally pay. That's kind of the point.

 

Not to mention, if they held it at Perkin's, I imagine the margin that went to charity probably wouldn't be all that great.

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Urban Dictionary: thread crapping

 

[Nader Raider Tim]

I wish that I would have found out about this sooner. It is great to see Rickie doing this.

 

I will agree with Dadofandrew that the cost is a bit to high for me, but my first reaction was if we can get 10 bf.netters to chip in $30 bucks a pop we could buy a pair of tickets and then raffle them off among those ten. If I would have known about this sooner I would have tried to see if there was interest in doing something like that. A $30 donation to a good cause with a 10% chance at getting to go to a fabulous event, for a fabulous cause.

[temke]

Not to mention, if they held it at Perkin's, I imagine the margin that went to charity probably wouldn't be all that great.

but they could maybe get more people to attend at less margin per person http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[ELCABALLO45]

I wish I could go. The food sounds REALLY good by the way.

[hawing]

With apologies for deflecting further from the original topic, I wonder what Fleming's offers as a Vegetarian Option.

[PeaveyFury]

I wonder what Fleming's offers as a Vegetarian Option.

 

Fillet Mignon with less meat content.

[dadofandrew]

I can afford Perkins easy. On a good day, TGIFriday's.

 

The vege option may well just be a salad or like product. The vegan option is different as well, probably, so I would guess they might just ask vegetarians, or those with special diets, what do you want? It can't be as spendy as the filet mignon.

[TooLiveBrew]

I've worked at a gourmet buffet/catering place that sounds incredibly similar to Fleming's (server, not chef). The veggie option will probably be something along the lines of a phyllo-dough puffed pastry with some form of veggie (maybe a casserole) inside. That's a fairly popular/common solution for the veggie option when it comes to 'high-class' catering. It'd still be served like an entree, so there'd be whatever side(s) that compliment the dish.

 

The way our kitchen would handle it would be to compile all the pre-orders, and make a few more veggie entrees than were ordered/requested, because there's always that picky person or people that change their mind the day of the damn event, bc suddenly 'I just don't feel like meat'. In fact, there's always a handful of people that change to another meat option, bc they think they're more special than everyone else... but I've digressed into a whole different can of worms. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[TooLiveBrew]

"We're just looking to have a good time & raise some money for a good foundation... JDRF"

 

-- Rickie Weeks

 

 

Very admirable, Rickie.

[bullox]

If I was in town I would definitely go. As it stands, I will be attending the charity golf tournament for children with learning disabilities held by my family here in Las Vegas next weekend, and entrance is the same fee.

 

Charity events aren't meant to be cheap - they are called fund raisers for a reason. If you want cheap, go to McDonald's and get a burger and drop your change in the Ronald McDonald bucket if you are feeling charitable.

[rluzinski]

Al, I'm sure your disposable income allows you to blow $150 on something of you wanted to. If you choose to not spend it on a charity event, no one is going to judge for that. But to suggest that giving $100 to a charity (you get $50 of value pretty easy out of what they offer) is over the top for a guy in your income bracket, sounds silly. I'll bet you've lost more than that several times in one night of bad luck online poker.