I thought this was very strange

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Hi:
I am a blogger and requested a press pass last month to a special brunch which had a speaker who I happen to look up to which was out of state. I had even started a crowdfunding campaign while the director of the organization putting on the event
1. Made a donation
2. Donated a ticket for me to attend

I got there on Friday and though she was nice at first, her true colors soon emerged where she put on heirs around me and treated me like a piece of trash
1. I had tried to give her my business card and tell her about myself and she brushed me off claiming she was too busy
2. She told me to sit down and get something to drink
3. When I sat down at one of the tables she told me to move to another because that table was reserved because people paid for that.
4. I also heard her talking behind my back to someone about how she had nothing to do with me and that I was invited by a friend of mine who she knows really well.

I don't understand why she would make donations and say "Yes" to me coming to her event only to be looked down upon.

This is one reason among many that I don't blog or go to these types of events.

You are a terrific person....I can see that you are sincere.

Why did she ask me to come, donate a ticket and to my cause if she was going to treat me like that?

I have no idea other than to say she is mean.

Historygal is right. That chick is mean.

Luckily, I made lots of other networks while I was there and one of the people said that she sized her up based on her credentials when her cousin introduced her to the director before blowing her off. Both of us felt like telling her off because we felt that she was snobbish.

That is unfortunately how some people are when you are not on their level. Some people just like to social climb.

I was very disappointed when I found out what kind of person that she was and I cried about it off and on because I looked forward to this event. However, I pretty much dusted myself off and picked myself up and sent her an email and a few others from her organization from my work address who were interested in networking with me. I also sent her a "Thank you" card for making those two donations while giving her my two business cards.
A. Where I work
B. My Blog Business Card

Since my first posting, I had talked with someone about why she was mean and that's because I didn't make any donations in money which is why she was snotty like that. The funny thing is, based on Facebook, it turns out that she is networked with one of my good friends who also does a lot of neat things.

That lady makes me think of the people at my church. They judge people's worth based on how much money they put in the collection plate each week. Since my family isn't able to give much, we get treated like crap.

That's sad that she behaved like that. There's just no excuse unless she was in some distress for a totally unrelated reason and was having a hard time.

Is it possible that someone who works under her may have donated to your crowdfund page in her name and made the ticket possible?
Would she be hoping to fill empty seats?
If she's a public person, she ought to know better than to burn bridges. Really odd.

At my age....53.....I'm older than the OP and have many memories of similar social siches. I totally don't gaf anymore. Some would say it's giving up while I say I am freer to focus my limited energy on people that are more on my wavelength....

The odd part is that she donated money and then boasted about it via Facebook on her page and their organization page that she was donating to the cause so a reporter on the spectrum could go. I was very disappointed because she sounded like a neat lady who does unique things which I found to be useful. The other thing that's sad is that I learned about based on her Facebook page, she is good friends with another important network of mine. I'd think she would be interested in wanting to know more. Rather, she was too good to be a network of mine.

None the less, I sent her a nice thank you card with my two business cards for donating to my cause and if anything the ball is left in her court.

However, I made a connection with lots of other people there who were interested in me, including others who were interested and not so full of themselves. Of those connections, I was able to bond with this one woman and tell her that I wasn't that wild about that director. Based on what was said, evidently, that director was more interested where someone went to college and their social standing than on character. Both of us wanted to tell her to "Shut up" in front of everyone else if he was rude to us again.

Finally, I talked to several people and they said it's all for the best that this woman doesn't want to be a part of my networks because she doesn't sound like a nice person.