Northeast Florida CUUPS Witches Ball 2002 Announcements / CUUPS Date: Oct 22, 2002 - 08:31 AM October 19, 2002 at 8pm NE FL CUUPS hosted our first Annual Witches Ball and Samhain ritual. Our celebration was held on the grounds of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville in Arlington. Tickets were sold for a donation and included admission to the event which included a dinner buffet, cash donation beer and wine bar, Pagan vendors, Psychic Readers, the Samhain Ritual led by Michelle, the High Priestess from The Jacksonville Circle of Love and Light, a drumming circle led by Rhythm Festival, and a DJ spinning the sounds from the 80's. The event was a huge success! Attendees were encourages to wear costumes and we had everything from traditional Pagan and Renaissance garb to aliens and fairies. Attendance was approximately 140 people. The Ritual Circle held just over 100 participants. This is NE FL CUUPS largest event to date! We had attendees that came from Southern Georgia and Gainesville and of course, all over the Jacksonville area. Many first time participants were met. NE FL CUUPS raised about $500.00 from this event. After expenses and a contribution to the Church, we will still have a small amount for our account to plan further educational and Sabbat events. For more information on NE FL CUUPS, please go to www.jaxcupps.org or you may contact the Chairperson, Zee, at 904-307-5889. For more information on the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville, please go to www.uujax.org or call 904-725-8133. This article comes from Phoenix Phamily - Supporting the Phoenix festivals community http://www.phoenixphamily.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.phoenixphamily.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=130