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NEW LOCATION!! FUTURE BEGINS HERE 2011 WILL BE HELD JUST INSIDE THE YELLOW ENTRANCE, JUST TO THE LEFT OF POTTERY BARN!
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Holyoke Mall at Ingleside is proud, once again, to
pledge its support for the Future Begins Here
Gala benefit which is held here annually. For
each of the last nineteen years, on the first Sunday
in May, this event has been held at the shopping
center and continues to grow each year. |
Twentieth
Annual
Gourmet
Dinner
Live Auction/Silent Auction
to Benefit
the Children of the Pioneer Valley.
Sunday, May 1st, 2011 6:30pm
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Holyoke Mall is thrilled and honored to provide
the location for the Gala. It’s a unique setting to
enjoy fine dining showcased from some of the
area’s most creative restaurants while bidding
on donations from many of our merchants and
local benefactors.We fully expect this year's event
to be bigger and better than last year. We know
these groups benefit greatly from this event as all
monies raised go directly to the organizations
involved. |
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On Sunday evening, May 1, 2011, the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside
and The Future Begins Here will again present a Gala Benefit for
children’s agencies.
This year's event will feature Dave Madsen, the voice
of the Pioneer Valley and Channel 40’s anchorman, as emcee,
together with George Lewis in a repeat performance as auctioneer.
As always, a superb gourmet buffet showcasing the specialties of
the master chefs from the following area restaurants: |
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New this year is a specialty beer bar with everyone's local favorites! Uno's Chicago Grill provides the cash bar and donates all proceeds to the three children's agencies. Uno's executives volunteer their time to staff the bar for this gala event.
Be sure to buy the 20th anniversary signature Champagne Cocktail and keep the souvenir engraved Champagne flute!
Schedule of Events:
Cash Bar open all evening!
6:30 hors d'oeuvres, silent auction bidding begins. Music by the Eric Bascomb Ensemble
7:00 buffet dinner begins
7:15 Live Auction bidding begins
8:00 Live Auction ends. Music by Matthew Larsen and The Documents
8:15 Raffle Drawing & Contest to Win a 2011 Subaru Outback!*
8:45 Silent Auction bidding ends
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Beneficiary Agencies
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*Contest conditions: Cash value of Grand Prize: $22,325. Ticketholder need not be present to win second prize but MUST be present to participate in Grand Prize Drawing.. Odds of winning are determined by number of tickets sold and odds of a successful dice roll. One ticket will be drawn for the $500 Second Prize. If ticketholder is not presnet, s/he will be notified by mail. Ten tickets will then be drawn
at random from tickets sold. If the ticketholder is absent, the a replacment ticket will be drawn until ten ticketholders, all presnet, have been selected. These ten ticketholderss will each have a chance to win the Grand Prize by a dice roll. Each contestant will then roll a set of six specialy-marked dice. Only one roll per contestant. Dice must be rolled using a Yahtsee-style cup: hand-rolling is not permitted. To win the grand prize, contestant must roll dice that spell the word “SUBARU”
on the upturned sides. Dice MUST land flat, tilted dice are not considered for a winning roll. Only one Grand Prize will be awarded: first contestant to roll the winning dice combination wins the car.
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