As guests walked into the iconic Bimbo’s 365 Club they were greeted with passed champagne and the live Jazz trio in the lounge area. As everyone bellied up to the bar the chatter started to rise as people passed along the tip to look for the “lady in the fishbowl”, the legendary naked mermaid that is a hologram up from below the club where her live performance is occurring. Everyone was exhaling from the Tuesday mid-term elections, and the holiday’s started to come into vision with a celebratory feel in the air. The cocktail hour was extended as the community mingled into conversations and found themselves behind the pop-up photo booth striking a pose. A three-course meal followed a touching program featuring our client James K. who was kind enough to join Kristie on stage to say thank you to the donors for helping him and his dogs get off the streets. Ruth Yankoupe, as the Fund-A-Need instigator, was on the floor encouraging the donors to raise their paddles in support of the work that helps so many people-and they did so overwhelmingly! With Ruth at the helm the fundraising goal of the night was surpassed within the first 20 minutes of the event. Therefore, the whole night was opened to dancing to the Cosmo AlleyCats which struck up the band and got people out on the dance floor. It was a fantastic event, and some guests have said maybe even “the best”.