Tammy Lynn Center Announces Media Sponsors for 26th A Toast to the TriangleTM
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RALEIGH, N.C. (February 8. 2011)―Mary Freeman, president and CEO of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities (www.tammylynncenter.org), announces today media sponsors for the 26th A Toast to the Triangle™ (www.toast2011.org). The Center’s signature fundraising event is being held on March 6, 2011 at North Carolina State University’s McKimmon Center in Raleigh.
“We are excited and thankful for our media sponsors who help raise awareness of the Toastand the Tammy Lynn Center’s mission,” says Freeman. “Their support is critical to the success of this celebrated Triangle tradition, and their support is very much appreciated.”
Platinum Club media sponsors for the 26th Annual A Toast to the Triangle event include:
- WTVD-TV, ABC11 Eyewitness News (http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/index)
- 99.9 The Fan (www.wralsportsfan.com)
- Fifteen501(www.fifteen501.com)
- Wake Living (www.wakeliving.com)
- RaleighDowntowner Magazine(www.raleighdowntowner.com)
- Fairway Outdoor Advertising (www.fairwayoutdoor.com)
Additionally, Metro Magazine, S&A Cherokee and Z-Spotlight are serving as Gold Club sponsors. Circa Magazine, The City Insight, Carolina Woman, The Raleigh Telegram and Carolina Parent are serving as Silver Club sponsors. Animar Interactive and Boom! Magazine are serving as Bronze Club sponsors.
“For more than 40 years, support from Tammy Lynn Center has helped improve the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families,” says Crash Gregg, Raleigh Downtowner publisher. “We are proud to help such an incredible organization and event for a third year.”
A Toast to the Triangle offers guests samples from nearly 40 of the Triangle’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of fine wines and specialty beers. Participants have the opportunity to bid on an array of donated items during the event’s silent auction. Restaurants, caterers, and beverage purveyors also compete in a spirited, yet friendly, competition for one of eight “Best in Show” cuisine and beverage category awards.
The first A Toast to the Triangle was held in 1986 to raise funds to build residential facilities at Tammy Lynn Center. Since then, it has become the Center’s signature fundraising event, benefiting Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc. to support the following programs and services of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities: Community Residential, Early Childhood Intervention, Respite Care and non-Medicaid Day Services. More than 1,200 guests attended the 2010 Toast, helping raise more than $197,000 for the center’s programs and services.
Event information, including latest news, sponsorship opportunities, participating restaurants and beverage purveyors, volunteer information, ways to make a donation and ticket information is available at www.toast2011.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 Tammy Lynn Center. Since then, the event has been held annually to raise funds for Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc. to support the following programs and services of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities: Community Residential, Early Childhood Intervention, Respite Care, and non-Medicaid Day Services. 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 $197,000 for the Center’s programs and services. To learn more about this event, please visit www.toast2011.org.
About Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc.:
Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc., founded in 1969, supports programs and services of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, including Community Residential, Early Childhood Intervention, Respite Care and non-Medicaid Day Services. For more information, please visit www.tammylynncenter.org.
About Tammy Lynn Center:
Located on a nine-acre campus near North Carolina State University in Raleigh, 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 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. Visit www.tammylynncenter.org.
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