If You Have Never Been to a Leather Fundraiser, You Are Missing Out

Last night I had the honor to serve as one of the bootblacks at a fundraiser at a nightclub in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

I love working at fundraisers. 

The bar was crowded and full of energy. Smoking was legal here, so we have the dark plus the smoke plus the hot bodies and thumping music...it is the perfect atmosphere to bootblack.

There is also entertainment, of the burlesque/drag queen type. I never get to see the acts because I'm usually bent over a pair of boots but it's fun to listen to the hoots and hollers.

My favorite part of these events: the auctions. Usually there are two: a silent auction, where you write down a bid on a piece of paper, and then others will come by and put down their bids, etc. And then there is the live auction, and we all know what that is.

Sometimes you can get some great stuff at these auctions for bargain prices. The pool table was covered with leather boots, jackets and toys, for incredibly low prices. 

And then there are things that you don't see anywhere else. Like this neato black stool with a glow-in-the-dark bootprint:

Hand-made and painted, with a real boot used to make the print. I got this for $15.

These events really put the "fun" into fundraising. :-)