Crystal Ball Gala, which benefits 800 nonprofits and charitable causes through the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, is planned for Saturday, Jan. 21, at The Arena at Southaven.
The Crystal Ball is the Community Foundation’s only fundraiser. This year’s theme promises an elegant evening of fun starting with free front-door valet service.
A limited number of tickets are available and are $175 per person. Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.crystalballgala.org or 662-449-5002.
A cell phone number is needed for each ticketholder, as this will be your form of check in.
Deadline for ticket purchases is Jan. 10.
“This year’s Havana theme was originally intended to be used last year until the event was canceled at the last minute due to COVID,” said Crystal Ball Chairman Scott Hollis. “Building on what had already been planned, this year’s décor chairs, Rayanne Hollis and Ashley Stevenson, have implemented some terrific additional design ideas including several giant hand-painted backdrops previously used at a celebrity event in Miami.”
Erin and Ben Napier – Laurel natives and stars of the HGTV show Hometown – will be honored with the annual Star of Hope award.
Local Community Stars will also be honored at the gala: Pastor Bartholomew Orr of Brown Missionary Baptist Church as Dan Maddox Man of the Year, Chelesa Presley of the Diaper Bank of the Mississippi Delta as Margaret Maddox Woman of the Year, Emmett Till Interpretive Center as Nonprofit of the Year, and Sephora as Business of the Year.
Auction items will include a week in Charleston, South Carolina, a ladies lunch at artist Harris Fyfe’s studio, as well as a week stay at a Fort Morgan Beach House, to name a few. There’s also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have John Lennon’s sister give you a private Beatles tour of Liverpool.
Get Sideways will provide an unforgettable night playing the most fun music to get you on the dancefloor.
Cocktails start at 6 p.m. after you have arrived at the Havana Harbor. Enjoy a lounge area in our hotel lobby before you make your way to the Havana club for an extraordinary night benefiting nonprofits in Northwest Mississippi!
The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi manages 285 donor-established funds.
Established in 2002 with a generous grant from the Maddox Foundation, the Community Foundation is an independent 501(c)3 charitable organization. The Foundation serves Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Leflore, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, and Tunica counties. A board of 20 volunteer civic leaders governs the Community Foundation.
Learn more about the Community Foundation at www.cfnm.org or call 662.449.5002.
