LIJ North Shore Huntington Hospital hosted its annual fundraiser this year at Oheka Castle in Long Island, New York on December 6, 2013. This year’s fundraiser was highly anticipated as it was the first time that the hospital partnered with an event marketing company to produce the event. MMEink had the distinct privilege of creating the experience for what was known as The Phantom Ball. In order to fully create the experience MMEink and its creative team utilized a variety of in-house production services and resources to deliver a one of a kind experience for the hospital and its 400 attendees.
Once guest arrived at the castle, the theme was immediately introduced by MMEink’s creative team with its redesign of the grand stairway. Guest then made their way up the large double spiral staircase to Grand Foyer which was transformed to represent an old French style cafe. The cafe was utilized to create a backdrop for our two caricaturist performers creating a special experience for guest to receive their very own cartoon picture at the event. A special interaction was also created by our interactive cup and the pea performer and meet and great performers mingling amongst guests .
Since the main goal of the event was to raise money for the hospital MMEink felt it was necessary to create a special animation around the auction items which were located in the Old Ballroom at Oheka. In order to do this a large Eiffel Tower Prop on pedestal was brought in along with our two live human statues adding just the right touch of interaction surrounding the auction items. MMEink lighting team help bring the castle to life by up lighting the entire castles interior with a rich amber and red color scheme.
Finally the event transitioned after cocktail hour into the Grand Ballroom where the guest speaker and honoree Chris Giamo was introduced to speak at the event. The event reached a milestone this year grossing a whopping 400 thousand dollars in ticket sales alone making it the most successful fundraising event to date. Finally the event concluded with the dinner party turning into a upscale dance party where the MMEink musical team delivered a top notch performance. Guest enjoyed dancing to the greatest hits from the 60’s to current top 40 dance. For more great information about fundraising events visit mmeink.com
MMEink created a special experience for Salesforce at its acquisition party hosted at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan New York. The event was held to celebrate the merging of Buddy Media to the Sales Force team. Once guest arrived at the Chelsea Piers Complex they entered Pier 60 in the early evening to attend the pre party seminar. Michael Lazerow co-founder of Buddy Media kicked off the conference with a welcoming speech followed by a introduction of Sales Forces CEO Marc Benioff. Marc Benioff wrapped up the conference a hour later with a personal invitation for his guest to join him inside the reception area for the official party for the evening.
