I had a fab time at the party. I can't wait to see the evidence. I was really impressed by the Sax player... really great stuff having the live music and DJ together.

Thanks to all the team for making it a really special night. Amazing to think that I have a tshirt saying "2000 Member party March 2006" and here it is June, just one year later, and we have more than 10000 members. WOW...

Kiriel
Kiriel, Jun 17, 2007 @ 05:31

What can I say... you guys know how to bring a crowd. Can't imagine what GVA must've been like before Sindy/GOL.... Was sooo great to finally meet the Wolfy, and to see most everyone I know/met since arriving to GVA 7months&17days ago.

Would be interesting to know how much $ was raised!!
Have a restful Sunday everyone!

YouMeCo (Connector / Bikini-for-charity)
YouMeCo, Jun 17, 2007 @ 05:39

I really enjoyed a lot, very nice place and so good atmosphere overthere !

Could meet again friends I didn't see for a while like Julian: Well done the scottish kilt... ;) !!, could meet Alex too and Martin and Jans and many others... had a chance to meet Minda finally -looking forward to meet you soon somehow Minda :) - and coul have good time with some of my friends from work that are on GoL too !

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT !! Ready for new adventures like wild water kayaking this afternoon.

By for now,
Anne.
Anne_, Jun 17, 2007 @ 12:37

Thanks Nir & Oded for the organisation!

See you at the next party!!!

:o)

Fred
silverwolf, Jun 17, 2007 @ 13:19

and i was there too!!!
CeeBee, Jun 17, 2007 @ 14:20

well was such a great night .. i had a pie in the face !
still dont know who throuhg it :-)
but thanks Nir for organizing such a great night

and its time now to organize this kind of parties more often in the summer ,what do you think ? we are all motivatied and we wuuld be more than happy for another one
right guys ?
busstop, Jun 17, 2007 @ 14:23

it was GREAT guys! well done!

i had an amazing time. really. too many things to mention so will let people who know, remember, and people who don't, imagine.

met lots of people: special mention to Oded, as he is, after all, SiteAdmin, and rarely in GVA. for everyone else, see you again very soon!

could just about make out our 10,000th member and the pie throwing thing from where i was dancing (like mad, as usual), but got to see the results on the cream-covered guys once i'd fought my way through the crowd.

very very cool, guys! when's the next one?

;)
Minda, Jun 17, 2007 @ 15:51

Congrats to the organizers !!!
It felt so nice with the beach park and all the GoL's positive vibes*
Looking for more in GE and LS ;)
Cheers,
B.
brooster, Jun 17, 2007 @ 17:46

Guys thanks for the great atmosphere & organization
Great DJ, loved the music, ok drinks (they tried as fast as they could) & cool dancefloor.

Only one feedback on that : there was a table in the dance floor (some people reating/drinking from before 22:00 I assume) that took too much space & in a party like this you NEED every inch u can get.

I would really like to understand how much money is raised & we should promote more the success story of actually contributing to charity. It's great to say it (it's for cahrity), it's even better when we say how much money was raised from the activites we participate in. This also gives the incentive to more people to join if it's transparent we are helping from time to time! Thanks again
AstroBoy76, Jun 17, 2007 @ 18:21

and so did my sis thats visiting gva..

too bad it was kindda chilly, i wouldve swam..
plus they ran out of smirnoff ice (not good).. lol

but the music, the food, the ppl were Fantastic.. i enjoyed every min. of it..

THANKS NIR, ODED AND ALL THE REST..
luluzinja, Jun 17, 2007 @ 20:12

It was great great great - got a friend visiting from NY and thanks to GoLers and the party she's already proposing we'd swap lives but no no no, never, no thanks as long as the GoL is there and the party goes on... :) Thanks to all behind making this happen, super well done!
Sariza, Jun 17, 2007 @ 21:59

Congratulations guys, the organization was really great, musics were awesome, location was very good!

zenbrain, Jun 18, 2007 @ 11:10

Thank you all very much for that great party, such GOL spirit like! :)
But the best was to share it with you all guys!!!! Especially with some very special ones ... Thank you Tinkie, but I won’t begin to quote names, as I’ll probably forget some… But I’m sure you know, crazy friends, that it was wonderful dancing like mad, drinking and laughing with you !
Great pleasure to eventually meet you Oded, Nir and Julian! Congrats for organizing such a night!
I must confess I am part of the girls who can testify that Julian was dressed as real Scot indeed!!! And true he has a very soft skin ;)
And what about the ones who helped Busstop with his creamy face????

In a nutshell, huge party, happy faces, crazy night ended around 4am, woke up at 7 to catch my flight …harsh Sunday…

But give me a few days, and I’m ready for the next party!
aurelie, Jun 18, 2007 @ 13:11

What a fantastic night! the people!! the setting!! the organization always amazes me...it just all worked!!
It was great to meet you two...Nir and Oded. I can honestly say the times I have felt the most "at home" in Geneva were at Sindy parties...way back when! and now at Gol events.
Other great bits, thanks to SWISS for printing my profile so Daniel and I could get in! And thanks to Julian T. great to see you in a skirt....oh sorry!! a kilt.
kitcat, Jun 18, 2007 @ 14:33

smashing - when can we do it again?
billmc23, Jun 18, 2007 @ 14:56

Many thanks to all the team who organized this really enjoyable night.

Alex.


alex73, Jun 18, 2007 @ 15:13

1) really good party
2) really good DJ (stick to him - had nice fusions - absolutely amazing how crowd followed his shifts & impro)
3) thanx to OL
4) i missed few other who didn't make it (my Romanista sista & bro lupi "king of BEeees")
5) nice security chek-up job this time... i mean it!


Good_One, Jun 18, 2007 @ 15:18

And it's thanks to him that we ended up in the shower... Gee, I missed the turtle.

Wonderful night, thanks to the crew for everything! And it was a great pleasure to meet in person the Wolf! :-)

Syd "Bow Tie" Brown
Syd_Brown, Jun 18, 2007 @ 16:10

thanks syd_brown for the highlighting
busstop, Jun 18, 2007 @ 16:22

had such a great time so thankyou so much for organising it. was sooo nice to see everyone :-) i think i was the only one who turned up in just a bikini!! but got dressed pretty quickly lol. i really loved the whole atmosphere and the setting and the music and the people and everything! but it did get very crowded and the bars ran dry fairly quickly. and i made quite a few new friends in the loooooong toilet queue! but apart from that it was an absolutely fantastic night, thank you so much. bring on the next one!!
joellem88, Jun 18, 2007 @ 16:23

I like to echo Youmeko.

It will be quite meaningful if all participants who had a fun night can be informed openly about the status of charity donation from that night which is contributed to the World Food Program to feed hungers. Preferably breaking down into two categories, profits and extra donations from GOLers who wore swimsuit…

When I entered the UN beach at 8:30, I told a gentleman in the entrance that I had wear a swimsuit, do I need to take off my clothes here or do I enter and change?

He certainly wasn’t impressed. He was jokingly telling me: well, then you need to wear bikini..…Then, after seriously asking again, he said, “I am sorry but I think this is only for girls who wear swimsuit”.

It was certainly not what has been announced in the forum (quote: Swim suits for charity: for every guest wearing a swim suit, our partner eBookers will donate another CHF 20 for charity) and would have been fitting into a sexist act which this community totally holds against.

Why it would have been fitting into a sexist act? Do I need to explain here? I really don’t think so given the fact that a vivid gender equity atmosphere thriving in this community forum from time to time.

I told him this is not what has been announced””…I was looking for Nir to figure out what was going on….

Then I met Tinkie and Minda and told them what the guy just told me.

They, slightly pissed, I guess, went straight away to the entrance… then …came back with a victorious smile… told me: Wayne; your “silly” swimsuit counts 10 CHF “despite you are not as pretty as we are” (“I can read their mind despite they did not literally say “@#%^”....).

Salute to Tinkie and Minda for making the community a step further toward gender equity. I also like to thank Nir for clarifying the misunderstanding straight away.

I was delightedly to heart that and went swimming and playing Frisbee with Tinkie and others fellows… By the way Tinkie’s Frisbee skill is now semi professional…

I have absolutely no problem with people making profits. People’s efforts need to be rewarded properly. However we expect people to do what they said they will ...and being transparent and open is very critical in a charity event. While just a few people who wear swimming suite for the charity purpose, their efforts still need to be recognized, appreciated and encouraged.

Therefore, a simple report and calculation on what has gone to WFP will be a decent act, apart from a great night we all enjoyed, “It was good while it lasted” as someone said to me day after.

Thanks again to Nir and all other volunteers who put this great night together.

wayne, Jun 18, 2007 @ 18:39

Howdy Folks

I think this was one of the best GoL parties ever, and it's all thanks to the great friendly people who showed up and made it hapen.

The pics are now online, so check em out and see if we "caught" you.

Thanks again, and see you at the 20K party...

The GoL Gang
SiteAdmin Oded, Jun 18, 2007 @ 20:30

Surely SOMEone's got to have good photos for posting... I've got some!! (^@^)
YouMeCo, Jun 18, 2007 @ 21:18

i saw him! ;)
Minda, Jun 18, 2007 @ 22:26

my return around the party!!! What a night!! GOL definitely knows how to throw a party and what is more fun than spending the night with a bunch of your friends on a beach with some tunes and drinks?!?!
Everyone who was involved in the planning, organizing and making sure that everything went smoothly did a fabulous job!
cpott, Jun 18, 2007 @ 23:17

Julian always looks great...but really outdid himself this time!! sounds like I wasn't the only girl who appreciated it!!
kitcat, Jun 19, 2007 @ 01:58

...u had a great blast there! yeah!
And unfortunately I couldn't join u since I was still in Madrid for a business trip... :-(
In any case, this year I have missed some events already and I look forward to catching up with all golers soon but at the same time I am happy 2 c the Community growing and participating with that smiling... how many familiar faces always doing well!
My votes:
- Nir, Oded & Iolly 10/10 (the Community mood is that good cos of u!)
- Volunteers 10/10 (u r always the best, by definition...once again, u lighted the smiles and u did a great job!)
- JulianT 10/10 (I think u r the GOLer of the year!)
- GOLers 10k :-) cos "For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack"... :-)
Even if I wasn't there, thank you ALL 4 bringing the good time in GVA! ;-)
Won't miss the next...agree with bustop...let's go 4 the next asap!
BEMISSING :-(


BEMAD, Jun 19, 2007 @ 03:17

BIKINI pictures are missing ! ;-P
Hobbes, Jun 19, 2007 @ 12:39

watching the pics of the party from italy, for the first time I am tempted to say that I'd have switched 1 day on the beach for this. It looked like a great evening, pepole chatting dancing and having fun .. and if you look carefully in all the pics you can see ALL the usual suspects :)

Good job guys, looking forward to the next one!!
Hoiling, Jun 19, 2007 @ 12:53

...apparently the best is still to come! hehe
BEMAD, Jun 19, 2007 @ 13:04

...because it was well shook! ;-P

Syd.
Syd_Brown, Jun 19, 2007 @ 13:10

conclusion i infer form this is: forza Roma!!!!

this or that way - me anyway,
lupi
Good_One, Jun 19, 2007 @ 14:25

Thank you for clarifying my thougts... ;)
aurelie, Jun 19, 2007 @ 16:15

it was a great night i really enjoyed it!!!!
char, Jun 19, 2007 @ 16:59

Parties like this one... Had such a good time and for once I felt very good, paying 25chf to get in! Very very good party! Thank you for organizing it!
DkXAuPair, Jun 19, 2007 @ 18:19

I only arrived late! :@

Stef__Granny, Jun 19, 2007 @ 18:31

Great party, by the way!!!
Stef__Granny, Jun 19, 2007 @ 18:32

Just a note for the next big event... I think that the toilets at the UN beach didn't cope with the number of people, and subsequently the queues for the ladies were an hour long, and many men resorted to using the bushes. (with less than pleasant consequences for the 'scent' of the party)

Maybe it might be an idea to hire a portaloo or two next time...

Kiriel
Kiriel, Jun 19, 2007 @ 21:54

A great actor knows when its showtime... and it's better to arrive late!
:D
No, really! I even had a swimsuit but thought that the 50 threshold had been long reached! :(
Kisses kids! THAT WAS WICKED!!!
Stef__Granny, Jun 19, 2007 @ 22:10

Where are??? ;-)
silverwolf, Jun 19, 2007 @ 22:42

Magic... thanks guys, all of you
careful, Jun 19, 2007 @ 23:14

Great Party! Tks for organising, and for such a great cause!
SimSim, Jun 19, 2007 @ 23:35

A huge thanks to you Nir and Oded for makin' it happen! super atmosphere and energy....you make Geneva life fun and really get people to connect. Thanks of course also to the rest of the GOL welcome and organizing "committee"

All the best,
Pixie
Pixie, Jun 20, 2007 @ 20:15

For all the hard efforts put in by the organizers, volunteers and party-goers, again a round of applause, but surely we should have a tally by now on how much we raised, no??!

I was there all night from beginning to ending and didn't notice any mention about our charitable cause (apart from the poster boards) nor see any representatives from the organization thanking the members for our contributions, or did I just miss this amidst of all the noise?! Will the Charitable Organization be sending GOL a letter of receipt for what they receive from us?

Call it an occupational hazard of mine, but as an internal investigator i question everything and require facts/evidence from all my subjects. I know GOL is not a public company, but surely as a member, I have a right to know, no??

Alternatively, if ANY LAST STRAGGLERS REMEMBERs YOUR TICKET NUMBER, pls let me know. We can roughly estimate how many people entered the grounds x 25(I know I had ticket #9).

Join me on this trail if you're "Curious" as well.

YouMeCo
YouMeCo, Jun 20, 2007 @ 21:22

I saw the pics and a really regret I missed that blast!! I will be there for the 15K party :)
Zohra, Jun 20, 2007 @ 23:19

Me too - greenfields was good fun though! ;-)
moyse, Jun 21, 2007 @ 02:59

Oded states that "More than 1000 GoLers joined the party" so we must have raised more than CHF25'000 and then the add-on donations.....

A nice sum that WFP surely will appreciate to receive!!!

Because, I presume that charges such as admin, DJ, security etc are deducted from what is generated on the consumtion (drinks etc), as is the case at free-entry beach events such as the Cindy-WakeBoard and the WindSurf parties next to Geneva Beach.
haegar, Jun 21, 2007 @ 04:28

I also like to urge on a full disclosure of this great and fun charity event. I like to believe the organizers are working on it. We can wait and be patient.

I believe this shows very basic respect to those people we tried to help. It would be, indeed, an exploitation of those suffered and a good cause if a basic principle of being transparent and full disclosure of a fundraising event could not be fulfilled.

I do not think this will be a case in GOL since this is a fun, open and just community we’re all proudly be part of.

Again, all the organizers and volunteers deserve one more round of applaud for their hardworking for such a good cause and good fun night.
wayne, Jun 21, 2007 @ 10:47

Ofcourse we'll piblish the entire detailed budget, like we promised in last week's email.

We'll have the final numbers from the UN later this week, but the draft numbers I have so far show the total profit is just under CHF 14000, of which 100% is going to the World Food Programme...not bad at all, eh?

Nir Ofek, Jun 21, 2007 @ 11:33

just wanted to say they were there and they did make a speech. this was probably lost on anyone not on the dance floor at that particular time. the girl was telling us all about how little it took to feed a child for a year all over again (informative for those who didn't know, but Jerome couldn't wait for her to stop talking).
Minda, Jun 21, 2007 @ 12:06

you've got to substract security/waiters/DJ's wages, so it won't be a full 2500 CHF...
Minda, Jun 21, 2007 @ 12:08

tks! great! (nt)
SimSim, Jun 21, 2007 @ 20:17