Black Tie distributes $875K
From Staff Reports
In a year when pandemic-related restrictions have caused nonprofits to either take their fundraising events online, scale them back drastically or even cancel them completely, the Dallas/Fort Worth Black Tie Dinner the nation’s largest LGBTQ fundraising dinner this week distributed $875,000 to its 17 beneficiaries.
Black Tie Dinner officials handed the funds out Thursday night, Dec. 17, during the Digital Wrap Party, which was underwritten by BBVA & Lexus.
Most of the distribution amount was generated through the Black Tie Dinner’s first-ever “Black Tie LIVE” give-a-thon television special, which reached an audience of more than 30,000 in nearly 100 Texas cities, 47 U.S. states and eight different countries via television and digital platforms.
Olds, AB, Canada / ckfm.ca
Dec 15, 2020 12:14 PM
The new COVID-19 restrictions mean one Olds Christmas tradition will not be taking place in 2020. The decision has been made to cancel this year’s Henry Sonnenberg Memorial Christmas Dinner, put on annually by the Olds Lions Club and the Royal Canadian Legion. Dinner Co-Chair Dennis Wilkins says it was a tough decision, adding the last several years have seen many take part in the meal.