|
The 20th Annual
History Beneficiary Event Schedule Sponsorships 2013 Application Contact Celebrating 20 Years of Community Support The Gala at The Riverhouse has been a solid fundraising event in the community for the past 20 years. The Central Oregon Visitors Association in partnership with The Riverhouse produces the entire event from preliminary beneficiary selection, through donation procurement, ticket sales, and volunteer support for the evening of the event. The Riverhouse also completely donates all the food and beverage, facility, and labor for the night of the event; thereby ensuring that 100% of ticket sales directly benefit the selected charity. The Gala remains one of the most successful charity events Central Oregon and continues to help local non-profits in a meaningful way year after year. Since it began, this annual event has raised over $1.4 million for a variety of local non-profit organizations. Past beneficiaries include:
• Sparrow Clubs USA
The Gala evening includes a delectable five course meal, one-of-a-kind
silent auction, and special presentation from a featured guest speaker,
Rulon Gardner. |
|
In celebrating the 20th year of the Gala at The Riverhouse event, we are excited to be pairing with a local non-profit organization that is also celebrating their 20th year of providing life changing services to our local community. Grandma’s House is a non-profit, faith-based home and outreach program that provides safe shelter to homeless and/or abused pregnant and parenting girls between the ages of 12 and 19 years old. 
Funds raised from the 2012 Gala at The Riverhouse
will be used towards a kitchen remodel in the permanent Grandma's House
residence. The house itself was built in 1963, but it has gone through
some major remodels over the years in order to accommodate the
fluctuating number of girls and their babies. The kitchen, however, has
not undergone a remodel. It is a small kitchen with an undersized eating
area that is not functional or conducive for all the household members
to prepare, serve, and eat meals together. Money raised from The Gala
event will go towards completely tearing apart and remodeling the
existing kitchen and dining area, including expanding the space in order
to create more room for everyone. In this new kitchen, they will have
the chance to learn how to cook nutritious meals for themselves and
their babies, as well as understand the importance of family time and
coming together for a meal.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Featured Guest Speaker: Rulon Gardner
Rulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed
in the 2000 Olympic Games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman
wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin. Karelin was
previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition and had
not given up a single point in six years prior to his loss to Gardner.
In 2001, Gardner added a world championship to his list of
accomplishments with a victory in the finals over a competitor from
Hungary. His win made him the only American to ever win both a World and
Olympic title in Greco-Roman wrestling. Gardner was also a contestant on
the 11th season of the hit reality television show, NBC’s The Biggest
Loser, and after 16 weeks on the show had lost a total of 173 pounds. We are excited to announce that tickets for the 2012 Gala at The Riverhouse are SOLD OUT! Be sure to purchase your tickets early next year in order to attend this premier fundraising event.
We’d like to invite you to become one of our sponsors and a vital part of this very special night. Your participation as an event sponsor will ensure that every dollar raised through ticket sales and at the event itself goes directly to support pregnant women and their children in need. With the generous support of partners like you, our goal is to raise $200,000 to help us continue to be there for those who so desperately need us – even during these incredibly challenging economic times. Put us in your budget for 2012 if you like. You can pledge your sponsorship now, and be invoiced for your pledge in January! Our sponsors are proudly and publicly acknowledged in a variety of ways. Please take the time to download the sponsorship packet below. To download the sponsorship form, click here >>
A special Thank You to our sponsors that have helped make this event possible. The silent auction component of The Gala evening is a vital one in order to make the event successful. If you would like to donate an item, your support will be much appreciated. All items are welcome, and you will gain great exposure for your good or services from the dedicated group of supporters that will be attending the event. To download the donation form, click here >>
The application process for non-profits to apply to be the beneficiary of the 2013 Gala at The Riverhouse is now closed. The application process was open to any established not-for-profit entity serving in Central Oregon. Priority consideration was given to applicants who could most effectively leverage Gala resources and were willing to be actively involved in the Gala promotion and production. Thank you to all the local non-profit organizations that took them time to apply. The chosen beneficiary for the 2013 Gala at The Riverhouse will be announced at the end of the 2012 Gala on January 16.
For more information, contact:
|
|
|
-400px.gif){kind=logo}
