Additional Sponsors Signed for 2009 A Toast to the Triangle
Raleigh, NC, February 22, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Mary Freeman, president and CEO of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, is proud to announce the additional financial sponsors signed for the 24th annual A Toast to the Triangle™. The Toast, the Center’s largest fundraising event, offers guests samples from nearly 40 of the area’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers.
The new $5,000 Gold Circle Toast Sponsors are:
Patheon
Web site www.patheon.com
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Web site www.bcbsnc.com
Kerr Cares for Kids
Web site www.kerrdrug.com/kcfk_website/index.html
The new $1,750 Bronze Circle Toast Sponsor is:
PBS&J
Web site www.pbsj.com
To view the full list of sponsors for the 2009 A Toast to the Triangle, please visit www.atoasttothetriangle.org/home/sponsors.aspx.
The Toast raises funds for the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which in turn supports programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities. The Center provides educational, residential and family support services for children and adults with special needs.
The 2009 Toast will be held on March 8, 2009 at the North Carolina State University McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Last year, more than 1,200 guests were in attendance, helping raise $212,000.
Information on time, date, location, ticket sales, participating vendors and sponsors, as well as ways individuals can donate or volunteer for the event, can be found at www.atoasttothetriangle.org. For additional event information, contact Maria Hernandez at (919) 755-2667 or e-mail mhernandez@tammylynncenter.org.
“We can not say enough great things about our Toast sponsors,” said Freeman. “The recent rush of new sponsors is a good indication that the word is getting out about our 2009 Toast, and that countless individuals want to be a part of this important community 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 40 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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The new $5,000 Gold Circle Toast Sponsors are:
Patheon
Web site www.patheon.com
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Web site www.bcbsnc.com
Kerr Cares for Kids
Web site www.kerrdrug.com/kcfk_website/index.html
The new $1,750 Bronze Circle Toast Sponsor is:
PBS&J
Web site www.pbsj.com
To view the full list of sponsors for the 2009 A Toast to the Triangle, please visit www.atoasttothetriangle.org/home/sponsors.aspx.
The Toast raises funds for the Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., which in turn supports programs and services of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities. The Center provides educational, residential and family support services for children and adults with special needs.
The 2009 Toast will be held on March 8, 2009 at the North Carolina State University McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Last year, more than 1,200 guests were in attendance, helping raise $212,000.
Information on time, date, location, ticket sales, participating vendors and sponsors, as well as ways individuals can donate or volunteer for the event, can be found at www.atoasttothetriangle.org. For additional event information, contact Maria Hernandez at (919) 755-2667 or e-mail mhernandez@tammylynncenter.org.
“We can not say enough great things about our Toast sponsors,” said Freeman. “The recent rush of new sponsors is a good indication that the word is getting out about our 2009 Toast, and that countless individuals want to be a part of this important community 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 40 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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