Home
Hosts
Download the Hosts Appeal form
Charge your host donations online.

An event like this can't happen without hosts. Hosts give it momentum. Hosts talk it up and sell tickets to friends, family and coworkers. Your host donation covers the costs of putting on a fundraiser like this. All proceeds from event ticket sales, raffle and silent auction go directly to people with HIV/AIDS when they are in an emergency situation. Last year’s event raised over $55,000. Please help by being a host. The following are only requests, not absolute requirements.

  • Hosts are asked to provide at least one silent auction item. It could be something you buy and donate. Something fabulous you already have. Something you get donated from a generous merchant.
  • Hosts are asked to volunteer at the event. We will be coordinating this in advance. So let us know if you prefer set up, working the silent auction, door admission, or clean up.

    • HOST LEVELS:
    Tieguanyin: $10,000 (25 complimentary tickets: 8 t-shirts; no volunteer or silent auction commitment)
    Royal Tea: $2,500 (15 complimentary tickets: 4 t-Shirts; no volunteer or silent auction commitment)
    Darjeeling: $1,500 (10 complimentary tickets: 2 t-Shirts; no volunteer or silent auction commitment)
    Earl Grey: $1,000 (8 complimentary tickets; 2 T-Shirts; no volunteer or silent auction commitment)
    Red Zinger: $500 (6 complimentary tickets; 2 T-Shirts; no volunteer or silent auction commitment)
    Orange Spice: $300 (4 complimentary tickets; 1 T-Shirt; no volunteer commitment)
    Long Island: $150 (2 complimentary tickets; 1 T-Shirt)
    Green Tea: $ 75 (1 complimentary ticket)
    OctoTea Promoter: ticket seller only (1 complimentary ticket for each 10 tickets sold)

      Marty Bender
    14809 Cordero Drive
    Austin, TX 78717     		Frank Garrahan
    12820 Withers Way
    Austin, TX 78727

    Host donations can be charged online or through AIDS Services of Austin at 512-406-6115. Upon receipt of your host payment, you will be sent your complimentary tickets. Hosts are requested to sell additional tickets, but not required. Remember, tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door, so there’s an incentive for others to buy early, so ticket sales should be easy.

    For more hosting information, call Marty Bender at 512-630-4261 (email: martybendr@aol.com) or Frank Garrahan at 512-833-0831 (email: frankjg@sbcglobal.net). For general information on this event or to host your own Octopus Club party, visit our Get Involved page.

    We would like to thanks those who have signed up to be hosts so far!

    Tieguanyin
    anonymous

    Royal Tea
    Lew Aldridge

    Earl Grey
    Albert Gaitan
    Alice and Jerry Parrish
    Lansing Bicknell
    David Gainer & David Guy
    Mark Erwin & Stephen Rice

    Red Zinger
    Bob Dailey
    Stephen Fleckenstein
    Richard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper
    Dennis Karbach & Robert Brown
    Jim Lommori
    Rocky Roquemore
    John Thomason
    Jody Scheske
    Lee Manford & Casey Blass
    Paul McGill
    Eddie Safady
    Paul Cuoccio
    Rob Giardinelli & Robert Perez
    Chris Spradley & Will Lowery

    Orange Spice
    Oliver Everette & Craig Rancourt
    Rich Segal
    Russell Bridges & Ralph Salinas
    Tim Frantz
    Ernie Renteria
    Marc Harmon
    Joe Chauncey
    Darrow & Carolyn Garner
    Jason Marth

    Long Island
    Marty Bender
    Dr. T.C. Erwin & Nancy Erwin
    Frank Garrahan
    Kirk Kveton
    Larry Lee
    Chris Long
    Jeff Mikeska & Doug Jacobs
    Bob Rose
    Sue Campion & Candis Guidry
    Bobby Cook
    Dara Gray & Magda Salazar
    Mark Guerrero
    Jordan Herman & David Porter
    Joel Isgrig & Tim Smith
    Maureen LaTour
    Michael O'Malley & Mike Trevino
    Humberto Rey
    Kirk Rice
    Melanie & William McLeroy
    Mary Morrison
    Scott Murphy
    Chuck Smith
    David Smith
    Deborah Steed
    Tim Young
    Arro Smith & David Gentry
    Jay Billig
    Tim Newton
    Rick Luisi & Erik Wilson

    Green Tea
    Bob Tanner
    David Brown
    Josh Allen
    Stephen Phillips