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This year's Bid for the Braves event has been scheduled for Saturday, September 21st at 5:00 PM at the Renaissance Coliseum. So save the date if you would like to attend.
However, many other facets of this event have been changed.
The Bid for the Braves auction event was begun many years ago by former AD Ken Kavanagh. It was one of the largest fundraising sources for the athletic department every year. Initially it was always scheduled in October, after the start of basketball practice as one of the first events of the fall basketball season, along with the preseason basketball Gala Banquet. In 2009, after the changes in the administration of the athletic department, the Preseason Gala Banquet as a separate event was eliminated, and combined with the auction. Then last year, the event was moved back a month, well before the start of basketball, to September 22, 2012.
This year, the Bid for the Braves will change again- it will no longer be at the Paradice Hotel, where it has always been, but will be moved to the Renaissance Coliseum. There is no mention of the dinner and "Gala" part of the event, so it looks like those parts will be eliminated. Does anyone know? Or does anyone know why it was moved? Is this a cost-saving measure?
However, many other facets of this event have been changed.
The Bid for the Braves auction event was begun many years ago by former AD Ken Kavanagh. It was one of the largest fundraising sources for the athletic department every year. Initially it was always scheduled in October, after the start of basketball practice as one of the first events of the fall basketball season, along with the preseason basketball Gala Banquet. In 2009, after the changes in the administration of the athletic department, the Preseason Gala Banquet as a separate event was eliminated, and combined with the auction. Then last year, the event was moved back a month, well before the start of basketball, to September 22, 2012.
This year, the Bid for the Braves will change again- it will no longer be at the Paradice Hotel, where it has always been, but will be moved to the Renaissance Coliseum. There is no mention of the dinner and "Gala" part of the event, so it looks like those parts will be eliminated. Does anyone know? Or does anyone know why it was moved? Is this a cost-saving measure?
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