Florida Event Decor created gold ships’ masts with red sails to top each dinner table. Pirates sang a version of “A Pirate’s Life for Me” with lyrics about Ed Morse when the ballroom doors opened for dinner.
A talking pirate skull entertained guests.
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served as greeters and provided guests with treasure maps of the night’s games, which could be played for a chance to open one of six treasure chests holding prizes. About a hour after arrivals, Ed Morse Automotive hosted a singing pirates signaled the opening of the main Treasure Island-themed incentive ballroom and beginning of the dinner service proparty with pirates, skulls, and prizes. vided by the hotel. Inside the main ballroom, a pirate ship backdrop from Backdrops Fantastic served as the Ed Morse Automotive Group held its MIAMI 19th annual Cash Bash, an incenmain focal point behind the stage. A Hot Party enhanced the space with rum barrels, gold coins, tive award night for its finance and insurance skeletons and skulls, and treasure chests around managers and sales team, on October 16 at the the room. All of the tables had been draped in Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Holblack and red linens and topped with gold-paintlywood. Janet Dauro, executive assistant to the ed ships’ masts with red sails. company’s C.O.O., took the lead in planning this Following dinner, employees who had qualiyear’s surprise Treasure Island-style party, whose fied during a special three-month sales push got pirate theme remained a secret until the 225 their chance to win cash and gifts guests arrived. from a prize game on the main “We go a step further [with the Ed Morse Automotive stage. The interactive games at award night] and make it an extraGroup’s Cash Bash the back of the room opened for vagant event where they can win Catering, Venue Seminole the rest of the night. Depending cash and prizes, and the theme is a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on attendees’ performance at surprise. It’s all a great incentive to Decor, Design, each of the games, they earned keep them motivated,” said Dauro, Entertainment, Lighting, chances to open one of the six who said previous themes included a Production, Rentals A treasure chests, each with a Best casino night and a street carnival. Hot Party Decor Florida Event Decor Buy gift card for an amount rangDauro worked with A Hot Party Draping Backdrops ing from $500 to $1,500. to bring the pirate-riddled atmosFantastic —D. Channing Muller phere to life. Entertainers in costumes