A big event can leave behind a big mess. Unless you borrow your place settings. 
  Lane County, and the city of Eugene both offer groups the chance to use up to 200 place settings- plate, silver, cups, paper napkins, and serving platters-- For Free.  If your event is for fewer than 25 people, you are encouraged to find your own settings, but for larger events- including weddings, fund raisers, and the like, here are some contacts.  The service is free, and requires that you pick up the materials, and return them in "ready to use" condition. 
  A graduate of the Master Recycler" program set up the county's loan system- you could do the same for your county or community.
Lane County  682-2059
Eugene Call your neighborood assosiation president, or 682-5272, or the numbers in this link.
http://www.eugene-or.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=230&PageID=368&cached=true&mode=2&userID=2