In September of 2008, Sherry Alexander contacted John Rohan about
the possibility of getting Allison Fisher in The Villages for an exhibition.
Sherry was sent to Barbara Vesco, head of the Entertainment Dept. because of the higher cost of such an event.
 

After discussing the idea with Barbara, who was completely for this idea,
 Sherry then discussed the idea with Allison and her agent at the 2008 WPBA Tournament in Hollywood FL.
After several months of negotiations, a price was okayed, the date was set for almost a year later, and the planning began.
Allison came to The Villages on Sept. 29, 2009 for a 5-hour exhibition and photograph signing event at the Savannah Center.
 

There was a rental fee for the Savannah Center, so to avoid this large fee, the event was run through The Ladies Billiards Association. The LBA was listed as the host and a few of the members helped with setup and ran the "Challenge The Pro" segment. After the event, all members who wore their Club shirts got to pose with Allison for a group photo. This photo and one of Allison will be hung up at Silver Lake. Because the event was to be held at the Savannah Center in order to accommodate more people instead of a billiard room, other costs were incurred. A Brunswick Gold Crown pool table was brought in from Orlando and set up, the sound and lighting guys had to be paid and, of course, advertising.
 

One clause in Allison's contract was she needed a Referee and someone to rack the balls during the "Challenge The Pro" segment. The WPBA's Tournament Director, Steve Tipton, always wears white gloves and a tie during their Tournaments, so we thought it would be a nice touch to have our Referee do the same. Billy Schmidt jumped at the chance to have this opportunity to work with Allison up close and personal.