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What comes to mind when you close your eyes and hear the phrase “Fat Tuesday?” Probably visions of bustling streets in New Orleans during Mardi Gras the day before the Lenten season begins in March.

Ask a St. Simon the Apostle parishioner what they see when you mention “Fat Tuesday” and you might get a different answer.

“A band playing and our gymnasium full of local restaurants serving up food and drinks to over 500 Geist locals,” is the picture Angela Duggan sees in her mind.

For the past six years, Duggan has been orchestrating the Taste of St. Simon, renamed this year to “Bites for Bytes,” to benefit the Geist parochial school’s technology department. With the help of parent volunteers and faculty, Duggan goes door-to-door asking every restaurateur who will listen to participate in the annual event. Nearly 20 local restaurants are already on board for this year’s event which be held on Tuesday, March 8 from 6:00-9:30 p.m. at St. Simon the Apostle School.

“We have some new restaurants this year like Scotty’s Lakehouse and Good Fellas, but our event has been built around long-time supporters like Bella Vita, the Grill, Casler’s and Chef Suzanne,” said Duggan.

This year St. Simon has invited Qtego to provide the Silent Auction Technology so their guests can bid on the auction items by using their own cellular phones.

Brad:
I was just going to send you an email thanking you for a such a wonderful event. You and your team were so attentive and helpful throughout the entire evening. We look forward to a long relationship with Qtego!

Saint Malachy of Brownsburg Indiana will be hosting their Mardi Gras Gala at the Indianapolis Colts Complex this weekend Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 6PM.
Qtego will be providing the silent auction technology so patrons can bid on the items with their mobile phones. In addition to the wireless bidding, Qtego will be working with Tom Zupancic of the Indianapolis Colts with their Fund-A-Need to help raise money for their new school ground expansion.

Tom will be the night’s Emcee and will be encouraging guests to raise their paddles as he asked them to make pledges for the school. By using Qtego’s new Give program the donors will be able to see their names displayed on the big media screen by the stage with the running totals for the night. The new feature makes for a fun and exciting way to raise more funds. Guest will be encouraged to continue to give after the “ask” is done on stage by texting their donations from their phones.

The Horizon Academy BAYOU BASH 2012 was this weekend Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Mo.

We were excited to join them for their 8th annual event to help them raise $125,000 for scholarships and programs for students with learning disabilities!

Qtego was able to premier a brand-new feature for the Fund-A-Need. Working in conjunction with the Tanna Guthrie, the night’s live benefit auctioneer, guest were able to raise their paddles as she asked them to make pledges for the school. The donors were able to see their names displayed on the big media screen with the running totals for the night. The new feature made for an exciting way to raise more funds. Guest were encouraged to continue to give after Tanna was done on stage by texting their donations from their phones.

Horizon Academy included the below reminder message before the event.

**DON’T FORGET TO BRING A CHARGED CELL PHONE
TO PARTICIPATE IN QTEGO TECHNOLOGY TEXT BIDDING.**
You only need a phone with text capability (it doesn’t have to be a Smartphone).
If you’re not a “texter”– No worries! We’ll have volunteers with iPads to help you bid!

Thanks Horizon for including us in on all the fun!