See Black Tie (Optional) Gala Gallery
*Tickets for the Gala are currently sold out.
Rationale
Each year The Hord Foundation receives more than 100 applications from Black students in the greater-Danbury area for financial assistance to attend higher education. The CHARITY BALL is a major fundraiser that permits The Foundation to make its needs known directly to major contributors.
Event Characteristics
Cocktails and Dinner; Presentation of Award Recipients; Addresses by Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Foundation's founder; Entertainment and Dancing.
Benefits to The Hord Foundation
Informs donors
Motivates donors
Provides 50% of revenues raised to fund student scholarships
Permits donors to see and hear from the students they support
Reinforces sense of community
Enhances Foundation's visibility
Schedule: March 1st, 2008
Event Attendance: 500 guests representing individuals, community organizations, local businesses and major corporations
