TechBridge and the Digital Ball
This past Saturday evening TechBridge hosted their 7th annual Digital Ball. The Digital Ball is a celebration of a years worth of hard work in the non-profit sector. The charity event was also the presentation of over $75,000 in cash, free software, and consulting services. The grand prize winner this year was the joint effort by the Fulton County Childrens' Advocacy Center and the Juvenile Justice Fund. These organizations worked together to develop a software system called CACTIS which enables 11 different government bodies to efficiently track and handle child abuse and social work cases.
The event itself was a black tie affair with what looked like 1,000 people in attendence. Brendon and I both managed to wrangle tickets and we'll eventually have a photo posted of us looking snazzy [edit - photos below]. The evening began with drinks and socializing. I ran into a bunch of folks from Intellinet (who were generous enough to give me the tickets Kim and I used), Todd Fine from Wintellect, and Atlanta's own Doug Turnure. Dinner was tasty, but the caprese salad before the meal and the chocolate mousse for dessert were the best parts.
Entertainment for the evening was titled Volaire and featured a pirate-themed version of Cirque du Soleil. This was more of a knock-off of Cirque du Soleil with some singing, acrobatics, and even dancing horses. It didn't have quite the same energy of a Cirque du Soleil performance, but was quite enjoyable nonetheless.
Brendon and I have invited some of the folks from TechBridge to come to the user group meeting tonight. These guys are working for a great cause and have a huge list of projects they could use some volunteer help for. I figured that we have a significant number of people in the Atlanta area who are looking to improve their development skills by meeting on a nearly weekly basis at the user groups. Perhaps some of these dedicated individuals would like to donate some of their time to help a worthy cause? We'll make some introductions and see what happens.
