Roane Alliance Announces 2007 Annual Fund-raising Gala
Wednesday October 10, 2007
The Roane Alliance will hold its Sixth Annual Gala on Friday, November 2nd. Known as a night of fine dining coupled with exciting live and silent auctions, the Gala's true purpose is to raise funds to support the operations of The Alliance. The Roane Alliance is comprised of the Roane County Industrial Development Board, the Chamber of Commerce and the Visitors Bureau.
Besides serving an important economic function for the county's current and future growth and development, the Gala is an evening that includes a wine reception, dinner and music. Many attendees look forward to the auctions which typically include a wide variety of top of the line goods and services. This year's offerings include estate jewelry; luxurious lodging including a weekend at an upscale mountain lodge, a "Chocolate Covered Wednesday" at a local bed & breakfast; fine furs; an All Terrain Vehicle; Bristol 2008 suite tickets; a kayak and the ever-popular pedigreed puppies, as well as many, many other valuable items.
Funds raised from the Gala are used to help the Alliance run their programming throughout the year. These programs cover a wide range of economic and community development activities - from industrial recruitment to community events to a wide range of technical assistance for existing businesses - all geared toward making Roane County businesses more prosperous, and making lives better for all of its citizens.
"The Roane Alliance is in many cases the engine that has been driving the economic growth train in Roane County," according to Keith Uselton, Chairman of The Roane Alliance. "Each year The Alliance works to develop a wide range of programming to support our economic base; raising the bar each year on its economic goals, and support of the Gala is key to achieving these goals."
A sneak preview of some of the auction items available at the Gala will be on The Roane Alliance website at http://www.roanealliance.org/ after Monday, October 15.
The Gala will be held at Rothchild's in West Knoxville on November 2nd. The reception and silent auction is to begin at 6 pm. Dinner will be served at 7:30 pm, and the live auction is to begin at 8:30 pm. To attend the Gala, individual tickets are available at $150 per person. To become a Gala supporter through sponsorships or donations of auction items, please call The Roane Alliance at 865-376-2093.
Contact:
Leslie Henderson
865-376-2093
