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Contact: Connie Blaney, Public Information Director
405-523-3000
For Immediate Release
February 7, 2008
Tickets On Sale
St. Patrick’s Day Ball To Benefit Catholic Charities
Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 St. Patrick’s Day Grand Marshal Ball which will be held Saturday evening, March 8 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, Toby Boothe, co-chair of the event, has announced. Proceeds from the ball will benefit Catholic Charities’ Homeless Services.
Artist Lucille “Lou” Flanagan Ackerman, 2008 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal, will be recognized at the event. The charity ball will feature dinner, a live and silent auction and an evening of dancing to music by Classic Swing Big Band. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Individual tickets for the Ball are $125 per person. Individual tables and corporate tables are also available. Corporate sponsorships include a table for ten and promotion on the website, program, posters, and media publicity. Corporate sponsorships are Emerald Isle, $10,000; Gold Sponsor, $5,000; Crystal Sponsor, $2500; and Linen Sponsor, $1,250.
The lead corporate sponsorship is Emerald Isle Sponsor--Teleflora and
Meinders Foundation.
Crystal Sponsors include:
Ray and Lou Ackerman; American Fidelity Foundation; AT&T Oklahoma;
Louise and Clayton Bennett; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Durham
Supply, Inc.; First American Bank; Fremont Exploration, Inc.; Kelley &
Kelley, P.C.; Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores, Inc.; LSB
Industries, Inc.; Mercy Health Center; Meyer Architecture Plus, LLC;
Michael and Patricia Milligan; MidFirst Bank; Oklahoma City University;
The Oklahoman; Mark and Manda Ruffin; SSM Health Care of Oklahoma (St.
Anthony and Bone & Joint Hospitals); United Way of Central Oklahoma; and
Union Bank/RoseRock Bank.
Linen sponsors are Cox Oklahoma; Chris and Marie Engel; First National Bank of Oklahoma; Bill and Kris Frankfurt; Jones Public Relations, Inc.; Lippert Bros. Inc.; Oklahoma Natural Gas Company; Presbyterian Health Foundation;and Kevin and Patty Trosper.
The ball is held each year to raise money for Catholic Charities and to recognize the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal. The parade will be Saturday, March 15 in downtown Oklahoma City.
No tickets will be sold at the door. To purchase tickets or corporate sponsorships, contact Jane Moon, at 405-526-2319 before February 25.