West Park Healthcare Centre Foundation's Scarlett Ball

Greeters don't have to stand at an event's entrance. A greeter from a Toronto event in 2010 sat on a swing to playfully meet guests as they entered the dining room.
Photo: Envision

In 2006 at the Robin Hood Foundation benefit, designer David Stark created towering hand-drawn sketches depicting New York scenes across more than 35,000 square feet of chalkboard. Guests could add to the work with bowls of chalk placed on the highboy tables throughout the cocktail area.
Photo: Susie Montagna

Games filled the family-friendly event during the New York City Wine & Food Festival.
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