It has been about 24 hours since our AVFC California journey to Portland for the friendly versus the Portland Timbers ended. I was exhausted, but it was all worth it. There was some level of planning involved (buying, collecting payments, distributing tickets, arranging for a hotel group discount, preparing for the raffle, working with Aston Villa, Portland Timbers, Timbers Army, Kelly's Olympian, and The Bitter End) and then all of the coordination as the events unfolded. I was so pleased with the turnout and how flexible and helpful everyone was during the events. Having Ian Taylor at Kelly;s Olympian was a hit with our membership and that brought great satisfaction. Would I have done anything different? Maybe encourage more members to join us on the next one, have an Acorns banner made and have Acorns literature available to educate folks more as part of the charity raffle, and arrange for a supporters game like they had in Philly and Chicago.
This is another step forward in the growth of AVFC California. This trip helped draw us together as a California Lions family and also provided us even greater exposure to Villa supporters from other parts of the U.S. and also back in Birmingham. Can't wait until the next time! (Maybe at Villa Park?)
...will need to get in touch with Tom Hanks :)
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