Marine Corps Charity Benefit, Saturday March 9, 2013

Marine Corps Charity Benefit, Saturday March 9, 2013.

We were fortunate enough to be invited to the USMC Charity Benefit at the Quantico Officers Club on Saturday, March 9.  One of my client’s Andreea Mickliss of the Officer’s Wives’ club helped to organize the event. 

After navigating the driver’s license check at the gate, we wound ourselves back onto the extensive base.  There are nearly 100 square miles of land at the base.  At first we wound through trees with nothing but a small creek defining the edge of the base with the few older homes of Quantico located just beyond.  Eventually we found ourselves in what resembled a 1950s small town with several huge barracks and grounds.  We kept going until we found the Clubs at Quantico.

The country-western themed charity auction, buffet and dance was very well attended.  They raised over $20,000 to benefit the education fund for children of USMC.   The two auctioneers pumped up the crowd and obtained records donations for the items.  Many books written by generals were auctioned, along with a bourbon collection,  chairs signed by generals, backyard party kits, and a weekend at an Annapolis B&B.  The “Military-by-Owner” website and leasing facilitator was one of the largest corporate donors at the event.  The taco buffet was very popular.  Then the DJ provided dance music for the revelers who loved the line dancing and the slow dancing.