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The 26th Annual Triangle Heart Ball is will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, 500 Salisbury Street on Saturday, March 5, 2011. This black tie affair is a celebration of life and benefits the American Heart Association. Funds raised during this event enable the advancement of groundbreaking medical research and lifesaving knowledge for the Triangle community. Tickets are $200 each. Call 919-463-8353 or visit this site: www.heart.org/TriangleNCHeartBall.
The 4th annual benefit dance for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Friday, Feb 26, 2010. at Raleigh Elks Lodge, Raleigh, NC. Doors open at 7 with free swing dance lesson with admission. General dancing 8:15 – 11:15. DJ Wesley Boz, mix of swing, latin and ballroom.
Raleigh Elks Lodge is located at 5538 Leadmine Road (Corner of Leadmine and Millbrook. Come and participate in door prizes and raffles.
Contact: Vickie Barrett 919-522-0425
Lenora Zenzalai Helm, award winning jazz vocal musician, composer, lyricist and educator will perform a concert of songs from her new CD “Chronicles of a Butterfly” at Broad Street Cafe, Durham, NC on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7 pm. The concert is a benefit for Durham based nonprofit, T.I.E. (Transformation, Inspiration & Education) Resource Centers.
This organization founded by Executive Director Danita Davis, is a Durham based nonprofit with a mission to serve needs of survivors of domestic violence, moving them toward a productive, successful life.
Helm and Davis are collaborating in this 2nd of a 12 concert fundraising tour series, “The Butterfly Concerts”. The goal for each event is to raise funds for families and/or communities who have endured recent tragedies or traumas.
The concept for The Butterfly Concerts and the CD release is that of transformation from personal or community tragedies to triumphs, despite profound challenges. Each concert event in the series will have a portion of the proceeds donated to nonprofit organizations or families in crisis. The March 19th concert will be an initial fundraiser for T.I.E., for the purpose of purchasing a building, providing housing for the women and children served by their powerful restorative and transformative services.
This event will take place on Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Broad Street Cafe in Durham, NC. The cost of the event is $45 for advance tickets and $50 at the door. Ticket price includes admission to guest reception, concert, autographed CD, dinner. Wish to purchase tickets for this event http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/98562.
Spotlight Benefit Auctions (www.SpotlightBenefitAuctions.com) will be the professional auction firm organizing this fundraising event. For additional information call 919-416-9707.