====== Charity Ball ======

[ [[Elisabeth-Maria plans]] ]

  * Date: Monday December 21st (winter solstice)
  * Expect: about 75 people (60 Berlin + 15 outside guests)
  * Find a proper venue 
    * More neutral than the palace, but similar style
    * Rooms
      * Ball room
      * Entrance Stairway
      * Private Changing Rooms for those in need
      * Three more private / secluded area's (balcony, garden, side room?)
      * Sitting area
  * Arrange for catering
    * Prepare for enough blood to be served (+- 150 points of blood)
    * Provide blood dolls?
  * Decorations, Flowers and Lighting
    * Prepare and do decorating
      * Flowers
      * Banners
      * Table settings
      * Lighting
      * Clean up garden
    * Get someone less murderous to plants to do flowers
  * Write invitations
    * Everyone in the city
    * Special Guests
      * Archon(s)
      * Mistress Giovanni + Entourage
    * Option: Invite a few guests from other cities?
      * Bordeaux (Giovanni)
      * Hamburg (own history)
      * Vienna (own history + recent visit)
      * Frankfurt (upcoming mission)
      * Ask Prince, Ian Carfax about others
  * Arrange accommodations and food for outsider guests
    * Hotel with special accommodations
    * Princes Palace for Ventrue members?
    * Arrange food for them! (+/- 105 points of blood over a week)
  * Arrange an orchestra that is masquerade friendly((pun intended))
  * Motivate people to come and participate
    * Costume Contest
    * Prize to remain unknown?
    * Auction with desirable items
    * Sell tickets so people show up who want to be there?
  * Identify a proper charity
    * Fighting AIDS
  * Find things to auction off
    * Art
    * Arcane / mystical objects
    * Special vintage blood?
    * Boons?
  * Contest Prizes
    * Something unique and memorable, if not valuable
    * Make it a point of pride
  * OOC Event details
    * Masquerade event