TSE - New Orleans - Photo Update / HOPE FOR HAITI

Hey everybody! We hope this post finds you well!

First and Foremost - Please help the efforts in Haiti by donating what you can. Text GIVE to 50555 and $10 US will be added to your next mobile bill or visit http://www.hopeforhaitinow.org/. It's an amazing thing to see the world come together to help a fellow human being. Help bring hope to the people.

On that note, here's to hope that 2010 will be a year of change and prosperity for business and personal persuits. The Special Event Conference this year was help in New Orleans. It was wonderful that our conference was able to bring much needed tourist dollars into the community. I highly recommend visiting the area soon. The overwhelming response from locals were - come back! They were only operating at 50 - 60% of what they were before Katrina.

Please see below some photos of our time on the trade show floor and also of the Table Top Competition. If you were'nt able to make it out. Hopefully, these photos bring you inspiration when you are designing your next event and table top.

Also, thank you to those Conference Attendees that were able to attend Simply Mumtaz' President Joella Hopkins presentations - The Event Planner's 5 Years in Business and Association Special Events & Meetings.

We look forward to hearing from you. How did you like TSE or how have you contributed to the efforts to help Haiti?

TSE - New Orleans... Are you here?

Hello everybody! Happy New Year!

It's "TSE" time - The Special Event Conference & Trade Show. It's here in New Orleans. It's been amazing so far. New Orleans has been great. What a wonderful city! Love the French Quarter.

Stay tuned - Tomorrow we will be posting pics from the Trade Show Floor!

Also, Simply Mumtaz President - Joella Hopkins, CSEP, CMP will be presenting "Association Special Events & Meetings". If you are interested in learning more about Association planning, stop by at 330pm Room 346 at the NOLA Convention Center.

We look foward to seeing you tomorrow at another exciting day at TSE!

Simply Mumtaz wishes you a Happy Holidays!

We are hoping that you are enjoying your holidays! We are so lucky to have the time to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. Here is to wishing you a holiday season filled with lots of love, joy and laughter! Also, to a more prosperous 2010! Happy New Year!

All the Best!

SImply Mumtaz at Beverly Hilton for LAEDC's Eddy Awards

Simply Mumtaz Events was thrilled to be back at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to coordinate the LAEDC's Eddy Awards! It was fun using the "building" concept through out the event... take a look at the stage as well as the centerpieces.

LAEDC's President - Bill Allen with honorees Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong (Abraxis BioScience & Health), Richard Stephens (The Boeing Company) and LAEDC Chair Lloyd Greif. Congratulations to Dr. Soon-Shiong and Mr. Stephens!

Simply Mumtaz Wins Third Girari Table Top Competition

Simply Mumtaz Events, Inc. won Third Place at Girari Event Furnishings recent Table Top Competition that was held at the Luxe Sunset Hotel! It was a fantastic event with tons of creativity. We are also honored to have received a special recognition award from Cort.

Our table was Eco-Chic / Eco-Funk! So, here are a few details of our table to inspire your table tops...
We had the bar stool height long rectangle table from Girari to decorate. We wanted to keep a sustainable feel to the table top, so we took all the ribbon from events we've done in the passed - decided to create our own runner. Based on those colors we decided to move forward. Then, to add the visually green element we had a gorgeous "tree" in the center of our table. So, based on that we painted our repurposed tomato cans with little trees and used them as flower holders... then we took our empty glass jars (that we'd been saving forever!!) and created candle holders and planters for our small cactus plants...

then, with that same theme we had decals made for the gorgeous bar stools - the same tree image... Our glassware and flatware was generously provided by Classic Party Rentals & Unique Table Tops.

Kudos to the Simply Mumtaz team for creating a true team inspired design. Here they are showing off their third place win with Girari Founder - Darryl Aken. And, here's Simply Mumtaz President with Holly Davis, CORT District Account Representative. We are honored to have won their special recognition award.

AND, we couldn't present all of these wonderful images without a fabulous photographer! Dmitry Morozov from Photography by Alexander. We're thankful to have been introduced at this event and look forward to a new working relationship!

Simply Mumtaz Events produces 4th Annual Hospital Hero Awards

Simply Mumtaz Events, Inc. is very proud to produce such a heart warming event - the Hospital Hero Awards! This event highlights the unsung heroes of the health care industry and hospitals in general... miracles happen everyday that get no attention in the general media. This event is all about that... bringing a positive light to the wonderful work that health care professionals perform on an every day basis!

We held the event at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel's famous Crystal Ballroom. With a full house our Mistress of Ceremonies, Suzanne Rico, CBS2 News Anchor presented our honorees. And, the best news is that in the current ecomony this year's fundraiser raised more than any other year!

Please check out our photos below!!

And, Joella got a shot with Suzanne before she had to leave for the afternoon. Thanks Suzanne! You always do such an amazing job!

Help Us - Operation Blankets of Love

Hey everybody! The Simply Mumtaz team has been posting on Facebook and Twitter that we are working hard to raise old towels and blankets for Operation Blankets of Love. If you are interested, please give us a holler or stop by our offices to donate. We will be dropping off our donations on December 15th.

Operation Blankets of Love: Help save the planet and the lives of homeless animals by donating recyclable blankets, towels and other comfort items. Studies have shown that shelter animals given blankets and comforters relax, feel happy, safe, secure and warm. Being comfortable in a more home-like setting increases their chances of being adopted.

Please help us raise towels and blankets! We look forward to seeing you ~ arms filled with goodies!


Happy Holidays!