Fishing For Bobcat Success

This week my team (Leah, Lauren, and myself) pitched our theme for the Athletic Auction. Our theme did not get picked but we are excited to work with the other theme and get this auction planning going! The hands on experience with clients and event planning are the elements of PR that I LOVE!! In order to do the pitch we were given the event (Athletic Auction) and a $1,000 budget. Our team went through a couple of ideas before we finally settled on "Fishing For Bobcat Success". We wanted to highlight the success of GCSU Athletics. Last year we won the Commissioners Cup, which tells the world that we excel at sports here at GCSU. The community members that come to this auction and spend their money year after year need to know that their money is put to good use and we have a reputable program. We also thought about who our audience is and what they would like. We live in a Lake Community and the people that come to this auction want to be comfortable while having a good time, so we decided to focus on a fishing theme. We wanted to decorate the gym in fishing paraphernalia. We were going to bring in the fishing team's boat and set up in the corner, have fishing poles, netting, lures, tackle boxes and fish covering everything. With everyone's help,we know we could have turned it into a cute night and we hope that the theme gets implemented another year. For now, we must shift gears and create a beautiful, glamorous evening with the Stars of GCSU Athletics!