With gallery: Zombie Apocalypse! fund raising event exceeded goal

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Posted on Sun, Oct 28, 2012 : 10:27 a.m.

Ann Arbor resident Lisaurel Winfree samples food from the buffet at the Book Industry Charitable Foundation fundraiser event on Saturday. The theme of the event was zombie apocalypse. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com

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Ann Arbor resident Lisaurel Winfree samples food from the buffet at the Book Industry Charitable Foundation fundraiser event on Saturday. The theme of the event was zombie apocalypse. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com

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Ann Arbor resident Lisaurel Winfree samples food from the buffet at the Book Industry Charitable Foundation fundraiser event on Saturday. The theme of the event was zombie apocalypse. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0012_fullsize.JPG
Ann Arbor resident and volunteer Mark Brown samples some beer at Arbor Brewing for the BINC fundraiser on Saturday. brown also donated to the silent auction. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0023_fullsize.JPG
A crowd gathered at Arbor Brewing for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation fundraiser on Saturday. Executive Director Pam French says they hoped to sell 75 tickets. They sold about 120. "The event exceeded our expectations," French says. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0055_fullsize.JPG
Emma Cummings walks through Arbor Brewing dressed as a zombie for a "flash mob" on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0060_fullsize.JPG
Volunteer Jodi Jackson pours a sample of Arbor Brewing beer at the BINC fundraiser on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0076_fullsize.JPG
Emma Cummings dances with a partner at the BINC zombie themed fundraiser on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0092_fullsize.JPG
The Youth Dance Theater of Michigan group performs a routine to "Thriller" at the BINC zombie themed fundraiser on Saturday. A group member said it took two hours to learn. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0156_fullsize.JPG
Executive Director Pam French speaks to a crowd at the Book Industry Charitable Foundation fundraiser on Saturday. The theme of the event was zombie apocalypse. "When planning, we wanted a fun event and zombies are hip and cool right now," French says. "We hope to maintain our Ann Arbor roots as well as attract a broader, book industry related crowd." Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0245_fullsize.JPG
A patron stands inside Arbor Brewing for the BINC fundraiser on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0251_fullsize.JPG
A member of the Youth Dance Theater of Michigan group exits Arbor Brewing on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0257_fullsize.JPG
A patron submits an entry for the silent auction at the BINC fundraiser on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0291_fullsize.JPG
A prop hand sticks out of a bag at the BINC zombie themed fundraiser on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0294_fullsize.JPG
Jeff Steinhauer participates in the dart throwing competition at Arbor Brewing on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0311_fullsize.JPG
A patron walks through Arbor Brewing for the zombie themed fundraiser on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Book Zombie Apocolypse/cache/10272012_ENT_BINC_Zombie_Event_DJB_0356_fullsize.JPG

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A crowd gathered for Zombie Apocalypse! at Arbor Brewing Company at 114 Washington in Ann Arbor, to sample some beer, throw some darts, and witness a zombie flash mob on Saturday. The Book Industry Charitable Foundation held its first local event to raise money for book store employees in times of crisis. It was a zombie themed fundraiser.

"When planning, we wanted to create a fun event and zombies are hip and cool right now," Executive Director Pat French said. She explains the fundraiser far exceeded her expectations.

They hoped to sell 75 tickets. French says they sold about 120.

"I saw a lot of unfamiliar faces," she says. "Which is phenomenal."

We hope to maintain our Ann Arbor roots as well as attract a broader, book industry related crowd, French said.

The organization's goal was to raise $5,000. Before totaling individual donations and money from the silent auction, they collected $7,500 through corporate donations.

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