New Toast Podcast Presents Holiday Gift Ideas to Triangle Businesses and Individual Donors
Raleigh, NC, December 20, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Mary Freeman, president and CEO of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, has announced the release of a podcast discussing plans for the 24th annual A Toast to the Triangle event. The podcasts features commentary from Maria Hernandez, director of development for The Tammy Lynn Center in Raleigh, and provides Triangle businesses and individual donors with new holiday gift ideas in the form sponsorships, donations and volunteer efforts dedicated to supporting this year’s Toast event. Hernandez addresses questions such as:
How has the fundraising changed and/or expanded throughout since it started in 1986?
What programs does the Toast event support?
How is this fundraiser conducted and how are donations made?
Where can people go to find out more about the 2009 Toast?
The podcast is now available for download at: www.atoasttothetriangle.org/home/presskit/Podcasts.aspx
The 2009 Toast will be held on March 8, 2009 at the North Carolina State University McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Event proceeds will benefit the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, which in turn supports programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities.
The event offers guests samples from over 40 of the area’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers, as well as friendly competition among the participants. The 2008 Toast surpassed its fundraising goal and raised $212,000, and more than 1,200 people were in attendance. Last year’s single largest donation came in the form of an anonymous donation totaling $15,000.
For more information, a list of participating restaurants or sponsor information, please contact Maria Hernandez at (919) 755-2667or email mhernandez@tammylynncenter.org.
“This event means so much to the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation and the Tammy Lynn Center,” said Hernandez. “Each year, companies and individual donors continue to come together and show their support. We can not begin to express our full appreciate for their time, efforts and dedication to our important and growing cause.”
About the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc.:
The Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., founded in 1969, supports the following programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities: Early Intervention, Respite Care and non-Medicaid Day Services. For more information, please visit www.tammylynncenter.org.
About the Tammy Lynn Center:
Located on a nine-acre campus near North Carolina State University in Raleigh, the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities (TLCDD) offers educational, residential and family support services to children and adults with special needs. Founded in 1969, the center remains committed to providing the individuals it serves with the opportunity to maximize their abilities and potential in a loving, nurturing environment. TLCDD is owned by the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc. and is independently operated by TLC Operations, Inc. Both corporations are under the parent company Tammy Lynn Center, Inc. All organizations are nonprofit entities (510(c)(3)), and contributions are tax deductible. For more information, please visit www.tammylynncenter.org.
About A Toast to the Triangle:
A Toast to the Triangle was first held on April 6, 1986 at Carolina Place. Approximately $6,000 was raised to build residential facilities at the Tammy Lynn Center. Since then, the event has been held annually to raise funds for the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which in turn supports programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities. The event offers an astonishing array of culinary splendor from nearly 50 of the Triangle’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers. Attracting more than 1,200 people, last year’s event raised more than $212,000 for the center’s programs and services. To learn more about this event, please visit www.atoasttothetriangle.org.
Maria I. Hernandez
Director of Development
Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities
(919) 755-2667
(919) 755-7421(fax)
mhernandez@tammylynncenter.org
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How has the fundraising changed and/or expanded throughout since it started in 1986?
What programs does the Toast event support?
How is this fundraiser conducted and how are donations made?
Where can people go to find out more about the 2009 Toast?
The podcast is now available for download at: www.atoasttothetriangle.org/home/presskit/Podcasts.aspx
The 2009 Toast will be held on March 8, 2009 at the North Carolina State University McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Event proceeds will benefit the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, which in turn supports programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities.
The event offers guests samples from over 40 of the area’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers, as well as friendly competition among the participants. The 2008 Toast surpassed its fundraising goal and raised $212,000, and more than 1,200 people were in attendance. Last year’s single largest donation came in the form of an anonymous donation totaling $15,000.
For more information, a list of participating restaurants or sponsor information, please contact Maria Hernandez at (919) 755-2667or email mhernandez@tammylynncenter.org.
“This event means so much to the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation and the Tammy Lynn Center,” said Hernandez. “Each year, companies and individual donors continue to come together and show their support. We can not begin to express our full appreciate for their time, efforts and dedication to our important and growing cause.”
About the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc.:
The Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., founded in 1969, supports the following programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities: Early Intervention, Respite Care and non-Medicaid Day Services. For more information, please visit www.tammylynncenter.org.
About the Tammy Lynn Center:
Located on a nine-acre campus near North Carolina State University in Raleigh, the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities (TLCDD) offers educational, residential and family support services to children and adults with special needs. Founded in 1969, the center remains committed to providing the individuals it serves with the opportunity to maximize their abilities and potential in a loving, nurturing environment. TLCDD is owned by the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc. and is independently operated by TLC Operations, Inc. Both corporations are under the parent company Tammy Lynn Center, Inc. All organizations are nonprofit entities (510(c)(3)), and contributions are tax deductible. For more information, please visit www.tammylynncenter.org.
About A Toast to the Triangle:
A Toast to the Triangle was first held on April 6, 1986 at Carolina Place. Approximately $6,000 was raised to build residential facilities at the Tammy Lynn Center. Since then, the event has been held annually to raise funds for the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which in turn supports programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities. The event offers an astonishing array of culinary splendor from nearly 50 of the Triangle’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers. Attracting more than 1,200 people, last year’s event raised more than $212,000 for the center’s programs and services. To learn more about this event, please visit www.atoasttothetriangle.org.
Maria I. Hernandez
Director of Development
Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities
(919) 755-2667
(919) 755-7421(fax)
mhernandez@tammylynncenter.org
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