“Charlottesville’s Promise 2011″ Gala
A celebration of our community, its scholars and a promise …
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 7:00pm-10:00pm, at the Paramount Theater.
It was an amazing night of celebration and inspiration as theCharlottesville Community Scholarship Program celebrated 10 years of providing continuing education scholarship assistance to low- and moderate-income city public school graduates and residents and City of Charlottesville employees as well. We celebrated our scholars’ successes and all the support they and the Charlottesville Community Scholarship Program have received from our very generous Charlottesville community “Promise” keepers. U.Va. baseball head coach Brian O’Connor provided the inspiration in his keynote remarks, assisted in the program by our emcee, the lovely, vivacious Andrea Copeland of Positive Channels. If you had to miss it (there was so much going on in town on the 29th), you’ll be able to see the program broadcast by one of our major sponsors, Charlottesville Public Access Television, Channel 13.
Virginia Daugherty, mayor of Charlottesville when City Council devised our founding funding for scholarships, was the gala’s honorary chair. The Charlottesville Community Scholarship Program created the Promise Award to honor an individual who has demonstrated compassion and commitment by helping to create opportunities and build futures for Charlottesville’s public school graduates. This year’s honoree was Boyd Tinsley, whose support of Charlottesville’s youth demonstrates his faith and commitment to creating opportunities and building bright futures through the arts and sports. John R. Redick, president of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, accepted the award on Mr. Tinsley’s behalf.
Local restaurants and wineries provided the foods and beverages that helped make it a festive evening. Many thanks to Aromas Café and Catering, Bashir’s, Boar’s Head Inn, Cheesecakes by Patricia, Eppie’s, Maya, McGrady’s Irish Pub, Mel’s Café, Siips Wine and Champagne Bar & Bistro. A New Leaf Florist supplied flowers for the stage to add to the air of celebration.
We offer our sincere thanks to the following members of our planning committee for their commitment, ideas, and hard work:
Elizabeth Coughter
Andrea Copeland
Jane DeSimone Dittmar
Patti Egbert
Pryor Hale
K. K. Pearson
Meredith Richards
Elsie Thompson
These creative and energetic folks were joined on the gala planning committee by the following members of the Charlottesville Community Scholarship Program’s board of directors:
Ty Cooper–Board member
Iris Hosey Luck–Gala co-chair
Lainie Rainwater–Gala co-chair and board treasurer
Linda Seaman–Board president
Roxanne White–Board vice president
Gail Hyder Wiley–Board secretary
And we all express our sincere appreciation to our major sponsors:
GOLD:
Dede Smith and Tim Wilson
Woolen Mills Self-Storage LLC
SILVER:
Charlottesville Press
Charlottesville Public Access Television
The Daily Progress
Virginia Daugherty
Jeff Freeman, DJ
Carol Silverman Johnston
Jackie Lichtman and Russ Linden
The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville
Payne, Ross & Associates
Siips Wine and Champagne Bar & Bistro
Anne Stevens and Cameron Waterman III Fund
Elsie and Mac Thompson
Ty Cooper’s United National of Comedy Tour
Union First Market Bank
University of Virginia
WHTJ-PBS
Photos and stories are coming in … stay tuned! There’s a photo album on our “Charlottesville Community Scholarship Program” Facebook page. “Like” our page and see them all as we get them in … and contribute yours.
