On Thursday night, realtors from all over the Lowcountry were treated to a lively carnival themed party dubbed “Under the Boardwalk” at the Gaillard Auditorium hosted by the Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS. For the past few years, this event has only been open to realtors, but this year it was open to the public in hopes of raising attendance, as well as awareness and funds for affordable housing organizations in the Lowcountry (including Habitat for Humanity, Operation Home, Crisis Ministries, etc…) in the form of grants from the REALTORS Housing Opportunities Fund (RHOF).
When I arrived, the party was already off to a good start. Beach music from the East Coast Party Band was echoing throughout the room. Guests were enjoying a wide variety of activities from caricature drawings by Melton Art to a bean bag toss sponsored by Carolina One. People were literally lined up to play. The silent auction was quite active with items from every category imaginable. There were more than 100 items to bid on.
Hamby Catering did a spectacular job with the food. In keeping with the carnival theme, guests were treated to hot dogs, mini burgers, popcorn, candy apples, and snow cones that were spiked with rum. The chocolate fondue fountain was a complete homerun. I saw a few ladies camped out in front of this display the entire evening.
As the evening came to a close, presenter Doug Warner grabbed the mic and reiterated the importance of RHOF and thanked everyone for their continued support.
