Every business has a first client. For Palmer Event Solutions, it was Drink Local Drink Tap. Over the course of the next ten years, that first client became a trusted partner and lasting friend.

When our Chief Event Organizer, Gail, sent the first official Palmer Event Solutions invoice, Founder and Executive Director Erin Huber Rosen intentionally paid it two dollars short. She then handed Gail a $2 bill and told her to frame it.

The only problem? Gail never framed it. But she did keep it!

A decade later, while reflecting on ten years of great events inspired by good people, Gail pulled out that $2 bill and finally gave it the place of honor Erin had imagined.

The following photos – and words from Erin herself – tell the story about a small piece of paper and everything Palmer Event Solutions has always believed about trust, relationships, and the people who make the work meaningful.