Archive for the ‘ Event Planning ’ Category

We just wrapped up one amazing event in Asheville, NC. For the past six months, the TRIO team has been working hard to put together a charity softball event to celebrate the grand opening of Griffin Park, the new softball stadium for the Enka High School Sugar Jets. We were honored to have worked with [...]

It was Schoolhouse Rock that chorused through our living rooms so many years ago with the lyrics of “Three is a Magic Number.” As classic as the TV show, so are the lyrics… Three is a magic number, Yes it is, it’s a magic number. Somewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity You get three as [...]

As the Trio team prepares for the upcoming annual CreateAthon event on September 16, we are making efforts to visit each of the 5 Lowcountry-based nonprofits that we will be working with. First up – East Cooper Meals on Wheels, located off of Hwy. 17N in Mount Pleasant. We arrived at a ‘quiet’ time in [...]

Get out the donuts, the coffee and the toothpicks…it’s CreateAthon time. Each year, the crew at Trio Solutions Inc. stays up for 24 hour straight (for the record it’s actually more like 36 hours) for five deserving Lowcountry nonprofits. The annual event is part of Trio’s commitment to the community and an extension of our [...]

Marketing plan…check! Logo…check! Banner…check! And the creative juices are still flowing. CreateAthon 09 in effect! We’re about to finish up the Palmetto Medical Initiative marketing and communications plan…and WOW…they are an amazing bunch! Be sure to check out their Web site to learn more about their organization and how you can help make a difference. [...]

The care package and request to Michael Franti went out yesterday so let’s all keep our fingers, toes, and whatever else we can manage to cross, crossed! We’re asking Franti to headline our latest effort to support Project OKURASE. The event, United Artists for Hope – A Music Festival to Benefit Project OKURASE, will raise [...]

This past Thursday, Trio Solutions Inc. launched our latest service to the nonprofit world at the 11th annual SCANPO conference – The Nonprofit Nook. We signed up an enthusiastic group of nonprofit professionals to help serve as our launch focus group. We look forward to receiving their feedback and making this site the best resource [...]

During my years at Trio I have had the fun and challenging task of organizing silent auctions for many of our clients. It has become a running joke around the office that I am the queen of silent auctions. And oh how they all know how much I love being a “queen”! And I truly [...]

Jen and I are at “The Special Event” in Atlanta, Georgia, the event industry’s largest trade show and conference. More than 9000 professionals within the event industry from around the world are here sharing ideas and trends. It’s been a great experience so far. I actually presented on planning events for nonprofits on Tuesday morning. [...]

Check out our STATUS REPORT A special thank you to the Createathon team: Krista Robertson Jeanine Szczesniak Jennifer Cherock Jessica Munday Jessica Kersey Brian Cendrowski Nicole Cendrowski Roxanne Hicks Brian Dadin Cultigraphic girls Trio Solutions was selected as the official CreateAthon® agency for the Lowcountry. Although CreateAthon is in its tenth year nationally, this will [...]