EVENTS REQUEST FORM
THE "FACTS"
Date of event: ____________________ Title of event: ____________________
Type of event (i.e., seminar, dinner, meeting): ______________________________
Number of guests invited: _____ Number expected: _____Time of event: _____
Time of each component of event (i.e., cocktails 6-7 p.m., dinner 7-9 p.m.):
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Location(s) of event: __________________________________________________
Host/hostess of event: _______________ Primary fundraiser(s): _______________
Comments: ____________________________________________________________
INVITATIONS: See last page.
FOOD
Type of food needed (i.e., refreshments, cold plate, full dinner): _______________
Specific menu requests (beverages to follow): General menu suggestions:
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Beverages:
Wine (specific type? How many bottles?): _______________________________
Coffee (regular? decaf?): _____________________________________________
Tea (regular? herbal?): _______________________________________________
Mineral water: _____________________________________________________
Natural fruit spritzers (i.e., Sundance, Koala): ____________________________
Sodas (variety? specific?): ____________________________________________
Do you want a bar and bartender? ______________________________________
Do you want coffee/tea served in large thermoses? _________________________
Do you want coffee/tea served in coffee butlers or over candle warmers? _______
Do you want a pitcher of fresh water? ___________________________________
Do you want individual glasses of water? ________________________________
Do you want cream served in a creamer? ________________________________
Do you want half & half served in little plastic containers? __________________
Do you want the coffee/tea served on a side table? _________________________
Do you want the coffee/tea served on the main table? ______________________
Are you aware of any guest's dietary restrictions? ______________________________
Additional menu/beverage items or comments: ________________________________________________________________________
TABLE SETTING
Traditional sit-down meal _____ Buffet _____ Other_____________
Linen tablecloths _____ Paper placemats _____ Color? __________
Linen napkins _____ Paper napkins _____ Color? __________
"Real" silverware _____ Plastic ware _____
China plates _____ Paper plates _____
China cups and saucers _____ Styrofoam cups _____
Glasses _____ Plastic glasses _____
If you will be using paper products, do you want us to leave a special wastebasket in which to throw your plates, so you can clear the table for business? _________________
Will you need place cards? (Mark again under ARTWORK) _____________________
Who will be doing the seating chart? ________________________________________
Would you like flowers (i.e., formal arrangement, bud vase)? _____________________
Other items/comments: ___________________________________________________
SERVERS
Do you need attendants? __________________________________________________
If yes, do you want them to:
Pass hors d'oeuvres _________________________________________________
Refill beverages ____________________________________________________
Pour drinks only as guests are being seated _______________________________
Clear plates between courses __________________________________________
Assist at buffet _____________________________________________________
Other/comments: ________________________________________________________
AUDIO-VISUAL
Microphone (lapel? standing? lectern?): _____________________________________
Lectern (standing? tabletop?): _____________________________________________
Carousel projector: __________ Overhead projector: __________
Audio cassette recording: __________ Video recording: __________
VCR monitor: __________ A.V. engineer on site: __________
Other items/comments: ___________________________________________________
ARTWORK / PHOTOGRAPHY
Will you need place cards? ________________________________________________
Will you need name tags? _________________________________________________
Posters? (Specify required wording): ________________________________________
Will you need a photographer? _____________________________________________
If so, during what parts of the program? ______________________________________
Other/comments: ________________________________________________________
MISCELLANEOUS
Backgrounds? ________________ Who will prepare? ____________________
Packets and/or give-aways? _____ Who will prepare? ___________________
Special transportation? _________ Who will provide? ___________________
Special lodging? ______________ Who will arrange? _____________________
Other/comments: _______________________________________________________
TABLES
Who will be doing the seating chart? ________________________________________
Will you be using rectangular tables? _________________ Or round tables? _______
If round tables, would you prefer tables of 6? ___________ Or tables of 8? _________
Other/comments: ________________________________________________________
If you have a specific request for the arrangement of tables, please draw a diagram below or use a separate sheet of paper.
INVITATIONS
Who will address the invitations? ___________________________________________
Will they be hand-addressed or typed? ______________________________________
When will they be mailed? ________________________________________________
Who will tabulate the responses? ___________________________________________
Wording on invitation (attach mock-up if desired):
Wording on response card (we recommend that you include an "RSVP by -date-" on the response card):
DATE THIS FORM SUBMITTED: _____________ SUBMITTED BY: ____________