RALEIGH, NC, March 05, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Mary Freeman, president and CEO of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities (www.tammylynncenter.org), announces today the Gold Circle and Silver Circle sponsors for the 2010 A Toast to the Triangle (www.atoasttothetriangle.org). The 25th annual event will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the North Carolina State University McKimmon Center in Raleigh.
"We are extremely thankful for the support given to Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation by our sponsors," says Freeman. "We appreciate their commitment and involvement to help make this year's anniversary event the best yet."
Gold Circle sponsors have made a financial contribution of $5,000 for the event in support of the Center and include:
• Brasfield & Gorrie - Brasfield & Gorrie has a 40-year history in the Southeast as a full-service general contracting, construction management, and design/build service provider. The company's diverse experience includes: healthcare, industrial, office, institutional, retail, education, and water treatment facilities.
• Morrison Engineers - Founded in 1988, Morrison Engineers provides professional structural engineering services, as well as specialty design build excavation shoring and foundation supports services to clients located throughout the Southeast.
• One Source of NC, LLC - One Source is a Triangle-based, professional recruiting and staffing company working exclusively with architects, engineers and designers. It was established in 2001.
Silver Circle sponsors have made a financial donation of $2,500 for the event in support of the Center and include:
• Capital Associated Industries, Inc.
• Cinteger
• Clarkston Consulting
• DocuSource of NC, LLC
• First Citizens Bank
• Foresters
• Greater Raleigh Emerald Society
• Kerr Cares for Kids Foundation
• McDonald York Building Company
• John & Pam Philips
• Noble & Ellen Summersill
• Raleigh Civitan Club
• Ross Vaughan, MD & Bettie McKaig, DDS
• SteelFab
• SWA Consulting
• Yonkers Industries, Inc.
A Toast to the Triangle is the signature fundraising event for Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which in turn supports the following programs and services of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities: Community Residential, Early Childhood Intervention, Respite Care, and non-Medicaid Day Services.
The event offers guests samples from nearly 40 of the Triangle's finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers. Participants have the opportunity to bid on an array of donated items during the event's silent auctions. Restaurants also compete in a spirited, yet friendly, competition for one of six "Best in Show" food category awards.
Additional information can be found online at http://www.atoasttothetriangle.org.
About A Toast to the Triangle:
A Toast to the Triangle was first held on April 6, 1986, at Carolina Place. Approximately $6,000 was raised to build residential facilities at Tammy Lynn Center. Since then, the event has been held annually to raise funds for Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which in turn supports the following programs and services of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities: Community Residential, Early Childhood Intervention, Respite Care, and non-Medicaid Day Services. The event offers an astonishing array of culinary splendor from nearly 40 of the Triangle's finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers. Attracting more than 1,200 people, last year's event raised more than $191,000 for the Center's programs and services. To learn more about this event, please visit http://www.atoasttothetriangle.org.
About Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc.:
Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., founded in 1969, supports the following programs and services of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities: Community Residential, Early Childhood Intervention, Respite Care and non-Medicaid Day Services. For more information, please visit http://www.tammylynncenter.org.
About Tammy Lynn Center:
Located on a nine-acre campus near North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities (TLCDD) offers educational, residential and family support services to children and adults with special needs. Founded in 1969, the center remains committed to providing the individuals it serves with the opportunity to maximize their abilities and potential in a loving, nurturing environment. TLCDD is owned by Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc. and is independently operated by TLC Operations, Inc. Both corporations are under the parent company Tammy Lynn Center, Inc. All organizations are nonprofit entities 510(c)(3), and contributions are tax deductible. Visit http://www.tammylynncenter.org.
Media Contacts:
Maria I. Hernandez
Director of Development
Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities
919.755.2667
mhernandez@tammylynncenter.org
Brian Van Norman
Articulon
919.232.5008
brian@articulon.com
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