GARNER, NC, October 15, 2011
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Fine dining, dancing and a good cause — this is the final week to purchase tickets for the third annual Black, White & Bling Gala, set for Friday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m., at the Grand Marquise Ballroom in the Fidelity Business Park in Garner.
The black-tie-optional gala will also feature raffles and live and silent auctions for prizes including a Cancun resort trip; a basketball signed by Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski; a Frigidaire front-load washer and dryer set; a 46-inch television; an oil painting by renowned artist Anne Gould; historic coin collections; jewelry and more.
The gala supports the Backpack Buddies program in Garner elementary schools; the Garner Mid-Day Rotary Club is the only area organization financially supporting this cause.
Since 2009, the Black, White & Bling Gala has raised more than $33,000, enabling the Club to increase the number of schools served by Backpack Buddies from one to four.
The program currently provides nearly 50 homeless schoolchildren in Garner with a weekly backpack of food, ensuring weekend sustenance when in-school meals are not available. The average cost per backpack per child per month exceeds $30.
The gala also supports the Club's scholarship programs; the Club has also awarded more than $5,000 this year in scholarships to local students via Rotary essay and speech competitions.
The Garner Mid-Day Rotary Club Foundation is a 501(c)(3) entity. Title sponsors of the gala include the Grand Marquise Ballroom and Swift's Fine Jewelry of Knightdale.
Black, White & Bling Gala tickets are $75 each, and include dinner and the chance to win grand prizes of a 1.05-carat pear-shaped diamond pendant mounted in 14-carat white gold, and $2,500 cash.
For tickets or more information, visit http://www.garnerblackwhiteandblinggala.org or contact event co-chairs Beverly Southerland at (919) 291-8087 or Julie Clark at (919) 271-2618.
About Garner Mid-Day Rotary
The Garner Mid-Day Rotary Club is a part of community service organization Rotary International, which was founded in 1905 and has as its motto Service Above Self.
The Garner club was chartered in March 2000, and is currently one of seven clubs in its 42-club Rotary District to be honored as a 100 Percent Paul Harris Fellows Club, meaning all members have contributed at least $1,000 to the Rotary International Foundation.
Rotary International today boasts 1.2 million members in more than 200 nations and geographic areas.
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