McDazzle Red Tie Gala and Auction to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Bluegrass

Posted: August 8th, 2012




Lexington, KY – The Ronald
McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass will hold its annual McDazzle Red Tie Gala and Auction the
evening of Saturday, August 25, 2012.


Tickets
for the event – to be held at the Hilton
Hotel in downtown Lexington – can be purchased by calling (859) 268-0747. The McDazzle Red Tie
Gala and Auction begins at 6:00 p.m. and includes an exciting silent and live
auction conducted by Benefit Auctioneer Murray McCandless, gourmet dinner, dancing
with Nashville’s popular live band “Familiar
Faces” and an appearance from Ronald McDonald himself. There will also be a
special tribute to the 2012 RMHC “Legacy of Love” award recipient Children’s Charity Fund of the Bluegrass.


Proceeds
benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass and its mission to
create and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of
children and to strengthen families by keeping them together in times of
medical need.


McDazzle Ticket
Prices are: $200 Patron Level (preferred seating and listing in the program book)
and $150 Individual.


“This
single event represents a large portion of our total fundraising income for the
entire year so attendance is really important so we can continue to provide a
home away from home for those in need,” says Sarah Lister, RMHC Executive
Director who added “fortunately, this community has never let us down in the 27
years we’ve been here. This will be a
very special evening and hundreds of families from Kentucky and beyond will
benefit as a result.”


This
year’s Platinum Level Sponsor is: McDonald’s® of Southeastern
and Central Kentucky and UK HealthCare. Gold
Level Sponsor is Spectrum Financial Alliance and Martin Brower.


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About
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass:


The mission of the Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Bluegrass is to create and support programs that directly
improve the health and well-being of children and to strengthen families by
keeping them together in times of medical need. The Ronald McDonald House® in Lexington
opened its doors in 1984 and has served over 25,000 families to date. In 2005, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile®
in Hazard, KY, began offering affordable dental care to children in Eastern
Kentucky, right in their own neighborhood and has cared for 10,000 children to
date. In 2009, the Ronald McDonald
Family Room® began operations within the walls of Kentucky
Children’s Hospital providing a quiet and comfortable area of relaxation for family and loved ones of infants and
children receiving care in the critical care units (NICU, PICU.) 100% of the funding
for Ronald McDonald House Charities
of the Bluegrass programs is raised from the generosity of the community
through fundraising events, individual contributions, corporate and foundation
donations, McDonald’s Restaurant fundraisers, and the guests themselves.

 


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