In celebration of National Margarita Day on February 22, The Dallas Margarita Society announces it will host its 35th Annual Dallas Margarita Ball on Saturday, November 19, 2011, benefiting Dallas Children’s Charities.
The Dallas Margarita Ball is a private, invitation only event, and features live music and a Vegas-style club for dancing, a casino and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit Dallas Children’s Charities. The Ball is held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel (400 N. Olive St., Dallas) from 7 PM to 1 AM. All guests must have an invitation.
Dallas Margarita Society is also proud to announce that Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. (Sauza Tequila, Hornitos Tequila, Effen Vodka and other brands) is renewing its Double Diamond Sponsorship ($50,000+) in support of the 2011 Dallas Margarita Ball. Sauza Tequila has been the signature tequila in Dallas Margarita Ball margaritas for the past 13 consecutive years.
Dallas Margarita Society Vice President of Sponsorships, Lynn Barringer, stated “We are incredibly pleased and humbled by the continuing support Beam Global provides for the Dallas Margarita Ball and our events throughout the year. It is only through such support that our efforts on behalf of the kids in North Texas are as successful as they have become.”
Following the announcement, George Briskie, Sr., manager for sales training at Beam Global noted that “We’re extremely proud of our longstanding affiliation with the Dallas Margarita Society/Dallas Children’s Charities, a superb charity group which does so much to aid youth in North Texas through its hosting of events which celebrate life.”
Beam Global’s continuing commitment formally kicks off the 2011 sponsorship drive. Sponsorship funds bolster the ability of Dallas Margarita Society/Dallas Children’s Charities to continue the many outreach events, both charitable and social, which the organization hosts throughout the year.
Sponsorship packages, which include invitations to the Ball start at $500. Sponsorship details are available at http://www.dallasmargaritasociety.org/dms-sponsors-form.html.
In 2010, The Dallas Margarita Society/Dallas Children’s Charities raised nearly $1,000,000 for the benefit of charities which work directly with at risk children in North Texas, including almost $400,000 in toys and other in-kind donations, and $180,000 in corporate and individual sponsorships.
This year marks the 35th Anniversary of DMS/DCC, a significant milestone for the regional 501(c)(3) charity, which provides meaningful assistance to more two dozen children’s charities and governmental programs in North Texas through gifts of toys, bicycles, computers, community service, and other voluntary contributions, estimated to have a combined value of over a million dollars each year.
Organizations receiving assistance through the years have included: AIDS Services of Dallas, Bethesda Young Life, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas, Calumet Community Center, Camp John Marc, Children United, Inc., Dallas Can! Academy, Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, Dallas County Juvenile Department, Dallas Housing Authority, Happy Hill Farm, I Have A Dream Foundation, LEAP Foundation, Leukemia Society, Love for Kids, Inc, Love Life Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, North Texas Food Bank, North Texas SIDS Alliance, Our Children's Center at Irving, Salvation Army, The Arc of Dallas, The Family Place, The Rise School of Dallas, United Cerebral Palsy, Wipe Out Kids' Cancer, Woodall Foundation, YMCA of Metro Dallas and YWCA of Metro Dallas.
For more information about the Dallas Margarita Society/Dallas Children’s Charities visit www.dallaschildrenscharities.org or www.dallasmargaritasociety.org .
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About Dallas Children’s Charities
The Dallas Margarita Society, Inc. d/b/a Dallas Children’s Charities provides disadvantaged Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex children with gifts at Christmas time and also assists community organizations that work directly with underprivileged children throughout the year. The society’s annual Dallas Margarita Ball is the largest attended invitation-only charity black tie gala in the world, with more than 10,000 guests providing over 8,000 gifts for disadvantaged children each year.
The Dallas Margarita Society hosts various social fundraising events throughout the year, an annual golf tournament in early summer and The Dallas Margarita Ball early in the holiday season. DMS/DCC also solicits sponsorships, which provide funding for operational expenses and donations to numerous community organizations. Proceeds from all fund-raising activities and events are donated to local children- and family-based charities within North Texas.
