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Dallas Margarita Society's 33rd Margarita Charity Ball to Attract Thousands;
World’s Largest Black-Tie Gala Benefits Dallas Children’s Charities |
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New for 2009 -- Silent Auction Online Now Dallas -- November 12, 2009 / ( http://www.myprgenie.com ) -- The Dallas Margarita Society will host its 33rd Annual Dallas Margarita Ball on Saturday, November 21, benefiting Dallas Children's Charities. The ball is the world's largest attended black-tie gala, attracting as many as 11,000 people each year. The Saturday night event is scheduled for 7pm to 1:30am at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N. Olive Street, in downtown Dallas. Last year at the ball, members and sponsors donated more than 15,000 cubic feet of Christmas toys and gifts for Dallas-area children. "This year's Margarita Ball has it all," said Steve Crane, Vice President-Charity for Dallas Children's Charities. "We are featuring music, with 4 bands and 2 DJs throughout the Ballrooms and Foyers, as well as a casino. Attendees will also experience a live onstage performance art show by painter David Garibaldi. And our ninth annual silent auction is jam-packed with exciting items which can be previewed online at www.auctionsourceonline.com/dms ." Renowned performance artist David Garibaldi will paint four portraits of pop icons live onstage to music. The six-foot canvases of celebrity images will then be auctioned. Garibaldi originals have sold for as much as $50,000. Special $500 VIP-ART packages, including ball invitations for two couples and a unique hand-embellished painting by Mr. Garibaldi, are still available. Last year's silent auction generated more than $180,000 for Dallas Children’s Charities. 2009’s auction catalog is online for the first time, and includes a custom Bourget motorcycle, travel and hotel packages, jewelry, art, furs, restaurant certificates, sports tickets and collectibles from famous athletes. Ball attendees can preregister for the silent auction and make pre-Ball bids on items at www.auctionsourceonline.com/dms . Sponsorships are still available, starting at $500. Sponsorship details are at www.dallasmargaritasociety.org/BecomeaSponsor.php . Last year, The Dallas Margarita Society collected more than $515,600 in toys and $191,000 in corporate and individual sponsorship donations for Dallas Children's Charities. For more information go to www.dallasmargaritasociety.org or www.dallaschildrenscharities.org . Organizations receiving assistance through the years have included: AIDS Services of Dallas, Bethesda Young Life, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas, Calumet Community Center, Camp John Marc, Children United, Inc., Dallas Can! Academy, Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, Dallas County Juvenile Department, Dallas Housing Authority, Happy Hill Farm, I Have A Dream Foundation, LEAP Foundation, Leukemia Society, Love for Kids, Inc, Love Life Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, North Texas Food Bank, North Texas SIDS Alliance, Our Children's Center at Irving, Salvation Army, The Arc of Dallas, The Family Place, The Rise School of Dallas, United Cerebral Palsy, Wipe Out Kids' Cancer, Woodall Foundation, YMCA of Metro Dallas and YWCA of Metro Dallas. ### About Dallas Children’s Charities The Dallas Margarita Society, Inc. (d.b.a. Dallas Children's Charities) was formed in 1977 when a small group of business acquaintances decided to host a holiday party for associates and friends, and asked their guests to bring Christmas gifts for less fortunate children. The Society is a non-profit charitable organization whose goals are twofold. The first is to provide disadvantaged Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex children with gifts at Christmas time and the second is to help those community organizations that work directly with underprivileged children throughout the year. Their Charity Ball has grown over the years and is now believed to be the largest annual invitation only charity black tie gala in the world, with over 11,000 guests, providing gifts for more than 7,000 disadvantaged children each year. The Dallas Margarita Society achieves its goals by hosting fundraising happy hours throughout the year, an annual golf tournament in early summer and the Charity Ball early in the holiday season. At the Ball, guests are encouraged to bring toys or sponsor gifts with cash. Additionally, sponsors are solicited and through their generosity the Society provides operating support and scholarships to numerous community organizations.. All fund-raising activities and events are donated to local DFW children's charities. www.dallaschildrenscharities.org . To see press release go to http://myprgenie.com/3010 Contact: Jo Trizila, Jo@TrizCom.com, 214-232-0078 |
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| Status: | Published |
| Release Date: | Nov 12, 2009 |
| File(s): | No File available |
| Logo: | dcc_logo.jpg |
| Category: | Not for Profit, Art, Leisure, Tourism & Hotels, Event Services, Entertainment |
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| About Dallas Children's Charities | |
| The Dallas Margarita Society, Inc., (d/b/a. Dallas Children's Charities) was formed in 1977 when a small group of business acquaintances decided to host a holiday party for associates and friends. The Society is a non-profit charitable organization whose mission is twofold. The first is to provide disadvantaged Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex children with gifts at Christmas time and the second is to help those community organizations that work with underprivileged children throughout the year. | |
| Website: | www.dallaschildrenscharities.org |
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