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Mercy Gala Slated for August 23 |
Organizers of the nineteenth annual Capture the Spirit Gala, sponsored by
Mercy Health Center Foundation, are planning an “Evening Under the Sun” with
Italian food and entertainment.
The annual benefit is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.,
adjacent to the Mercy Lake. However, Ken Lunt, gala chairman, stated that
conversations are currently underway with the owner of the former Wal-mart
building to utilize the unoccupied portion of the building for the gala if
the space is not rented prior to mid to late July.
“We are very excited about this year’s gala, and as always, it will contain
some surprises for guests throughout the evening,” said Lunt. “The committee
has been working diligently on plans for the last two months with some
planning beginning soon after last year’s gala was over. From planning the
menu to invitations, every aspect of the event is ‘recreated’ each year to
keep it fresh and exciting for our guests.”
Providing entertainment at the gala will be the band Private Stock that
entertained guests in 2007. The band is from Kansas City and plays a wide
range of listening and dance music spanning the 60’s through the 90’s. The
show band features a husband and wife singing duo that has performed for a
number of charity benefits in the Kansas City area.
“The annual gala is one of the premier fundraising benefits in the region
and has raised in gross revenues in excess of $850,000 over the last 18
years with all proceeds remaining in the community to purchase hospital
equipment and expand services,” added Lunt.
Proceeds from the gala will be used toward the construction of the new Mercy
Cancer Care Center.
Reservation prices will remain the same as in 2007: $45 for individual
reservations; Donor level, $160 per couple; Spirit Sponsors (table of ten),
$800; and a Corporate Benefactor (two tables of ten) $1,600 and up.
Reservations will be accepted beginning August 1. For more information call
Carla Bryant Farmer, Mercy Development Office, 620-223-7026.
Members of the 2008 Capture the Spirit Gala Committee include: Marlene
Braker, Jill Gray, Ken Lunt, Becky Mann, Martha Scott, Peggy Fisher, Lindsay
Madison, Christa Horn, Shana Emerson, Cathy Thomas, Kale and Kelly Nelson,
Lindsey Gulager, Phyllis Hanken, Terri Del Chiaro, Elaine Kirby and Crystal
Mason. Liaisons to the committee from Mercy include John Woodrich, President
and CEO of Mercy Health System, J.D. Webster, director of nutritional
services, and Carla Bryant Farmer, director of development. |
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