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TABLE CAPTAIN AND SPONSORSHIP DRIVES IN FULL SWING FOR OCTOBER 22 BLACK TIE DINNER
DALLAS (June 24, 2005) – Planning for the Dallas-Fort Worth Black Tie Dinner continues on a rapid pace, as efforts to recruit Table Captains and Sponsors move forward. Recent parties for both Table Captains and Sponsors have driven excitement for the October 22nd Dinner, featuring comedienne Lily Tomlin.
Tables for the 2005 Black Tie Dinner went on sale August 20th via a lottery draw in the Austin Ballroom at the Adams Mark Hotel. Groups of ten gather and designate a “table captain” who coordinates information and payment for the table, and represents the group in the lottery process. Individual tickets, if any, are made available after the lottery date.
“Table Captains are essential to the success of our dinner,” said Co-chair Pam Clayton, “They are the “cruise directors” that help to pull everyone together and make it such a special night for their friends and family members.”
Due to Ms. Tomlin’s popularity, this year’s Dinner will likely sell out quickly. To ensure access to premium tables, sponsorships are available. Both individual and corporate sponsorships are offered, starting at as little as $100 more per person than the standard $300 Dinner ticket.
“Individual sponsorships are really wonderful for a couple of reasons,” indicated Sheila Bryant, Development Director for the Dinner. “The extra donation helps us to do what’s most important, which is to raise more money for our beneficiary organizations. Beyond that, table sponsorship provides access to the best available seats as well as invitations to fabulous VIP parties.”
In addition to individual sponsorships, the Dinner offers a variety of sponsor levels for couples, organizations and companies. The levels offer a variety of benefits, commensurate with their value, ranging from advance selection of tables to tickets to VIP functions, hotel suites, on-screen recognition at the Dinner and Dinner Journal ads.
“We are aggressively seeking additional sponsors for this year’s Dinner,” added Ms. Bryant. “Black Tie Dinner provides an amazing opportunity for individuals and businesses to demonstrate their support. Businesses especially receive tremendous value in having their brand promoted throughout the Dinner.”
For more information on sponsorships, contact Sheila Bryant at 972-733-9200, ext. 8 or visit www.blacktie.org.
A variety of events are planned for this year’s dinner, which will begin at 6pm on October 22 at the Adam’s Mark in downtown Dallas, and include:
• The presentation of the Raymond Kuchling Humanitarian Award, an annual award announced the night of the dinner, which recognizes outstanding service and remarkable courage in securing individual freedoms and in protecting human rights
• A silent auction, which last year offered more than a quarter million dollars worth of merchandise
• A live, luxury auction during the dinner, which in the past has featured “walk-on” television roles and lavish luxury trips
• A drawing for a 2006 BMW 325i via the dinner’s annual raffle, donated by Classic BMW.
2,770 guests attended last year’s dinner that netted $1,120,000 to local and national beneficiaries, increasing the event’s 24-year cumulative fundraising total to nearly $8 million.
Raffle tickets for the 2006 BMW 325i are $100 each, and may be purchased from any Black Tie board member or beneficiary organization.
For information regarding the dinner and updates as they become available, visit the Black Tie Dinner website at www.blacktie.org.
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PRESS CONTACT: John S. Shore
Shore Public Relations
Board Volunteer
214-352-5111
jshore@shorepr.com
TABLE CAPTAIN AND SPONSORSHIP DRIVES IN FULL SWING FOR OCTOBER 22 BLACK TIE DINNER
DALLAS (June 24, 2005) – Planning for the Dallas-Fort Worth Black Tie Dinner continues on a rapid pace, as efforts to recruit Table Captains and Sponsors move forward. Recent parties for both Table Captains and Sponsors have driven excitement for the October 22nd Dinner, featuring comedienne Lily Tomlin.
Tables for the 2005 Black Tie Dinner went on sale August 20th via a lottery draw in the Austin Ballroom at the Adams Mark Hotel. Groups of ten gather and designate a “table captain” who coordinates information and payment for the table, and represents the group in the lottery process. Individual tickets, if any, are made available after the lottery date.
“Table Captains are essential to the success of our dinner,” said Co-chair Pam Clayton, “They are the “cruise directors” that help to pull everyone together and make it such a special night for their friends and family members.”
Due to Ms. Tomlin’s popularity, this year’s Dinner will likely sell out quickly. To ensure access to premium tables, sponsorships are available. Both individual and corporate sponsorships are offered, starting at as little as $100 more per person than the standard $300 Dinner ticket.
“Individual sponsorships are really wonderful for a couple of reasons,” indicated Sheila Bryant, Development Director for the Dinner. “The extra donation helps us to do what’s most important, which is to raise more money for our beneficiary organizations. Beyond that, table sponsorship provides access to the best available seats as well as invitations to fabulous VIP parties.”
In addition to individual sponsorships, the Dinner offers a variety of sponsor levels for couples, organizations and companies. The levels offer a variety of benefits, commensurate with their value, ranging from advance selection of tables to tickets to VIP functions, hotel suites, on-screen recognition at the Dinner and Dinner Journal ads.
“We are aggressively seeking additional sponsors for this year’s Dinner,” added Ms. Bryant. “Black Tie Dinner provides an amazing opportunity for individuals and businesses to demonstrate their support. Businesses especially receive tremendous value in having their brand promoted throughout the Dinner.”
For more information on sponsorships, contact Sheila Bryant at 972-733-9200, ext. 8 or visit www.blacktie.org.
A variety of events are planned for this year’s dinner, which will begin at 6pm on October 22 at the Adam’s Mark in downtown Dallas, and include:
• The presentation of the Raymond Kuchling Humanitarian Award, an annual award announced the night of the dinner, which recognizes outstanding service and remarkable courage in securing individual freedoms and in protecting human rights
• A silent auction, which last year offered more than a quarter million dollars worth of merchandise
• A live, luxury auction during the dinner, which in the past has featured “walk-on” television roles and lavish luxury trips
• A drawing for a 2006 BMW 325i via the dinner’s annual raffle, donated by Classic BMW.
2,770 guests attended last year’s dinner that netted $1,120,000 to local and national beneficiaries, increasing the event’s 24-year cumulative fundraising total to nearly $8 million.
Raffle tickets for the 2006 BMW 325i are $100 each, and may be purchased from any Black Tie board member or beneficiary organization.
For information regarding the dinner and updates as they become available, visit the Black Tie Dinner website at www.blacktie.org.
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