Mask-RAid benefits children’s hospital
What: Mask-R-Aid was held at the Bessie Smith Hall on Oct. 23 in conjunction with the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children conference.
Benefits: Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children and hosting hospital, T.C.Thompson Children’s Hospital.
Highlights: Dinner catered by Carrabba’s Italian Grill with beverages and desserts from Big River Grille, Cake Gallery and Georgia Winery; silent auction and dancing to The Rockin’ Jake Band from New Orleans.
About Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children:
The organization partners with four children’s hospitals in the state to provide education and preparedness training for pediatric providers.
Lantern supports Alzheimer’s Memory Walk
What: The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence donates $1,575.
Benefits: Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk.
Fundraisers: The donation was raised through gifts from volunteers, staff and the community as well as The Lantern’s annual car wash and yard sale.
Poster sales help Friends of Festival
What: Sales of this year’s Riverbend Festival poster raises $16,000. Benefits: Friends of the Festival.
Comcast-McKamey benefit partners
What: Chattanooga Comcast’s month-long promotion to benefit the McKamey Animal Center. Amount raised: $4,490. The promotion: For every new residential telephone installation during the month of August, Comcast donated $5 to McKamey. How funds will be used: To purchase supplies, food and medications for shelter animals.
Banana Ball, VIP Meet-and-Greet benefit Chattanooga Zoo
What: The annual Banana Ball and “An Evening With Jack Hanna” held at Chattanooga Zoo.
Benefits: The zoo’s capital projects fund.
Banana Ball highlights: Guests danced to music of Burning Las Vegas, Island Steel Pan Band and Christie Burns, and bid on a silent auction which included Titans’ field passes and a weekend getaway to New York City.
Highlights of “An Evening with Jack Hanna:” The benefit began with a VIP meetand-greet with the animal ambassador, who is originally from Knoxville. Following the Meet-NGreet, Mr. Hanna entertained the audience with footage of gorillas, orphaned elephants and sea turtles, using the films to discuss conservation efforts by himself and others. The television personality told guests how, at age 11, he begged his local veterinarian to let him clean out animal cages. “I lasted five summers, and I cleaned cages for $10 a week.” After visiting Knoxville Zoo with that veterinarian to treat animals, he said he knew he would become a zoo keeper. After showing several animals from the local zoo, Mr. Hanna concluded his visit by signing autographs.
Among those present: Gary Chazen, Rody and Claire Davenport, Donna and Marsha Mize, Dr. Mickey and Beth Myers, Sonia Young, Eileen and Sam Thornton, Barbara Brower, Kiki May, Charlie and Nancy Brice, Tom Donovan and Ronald McDonald House families, whom the zoo hosted at no cost to the families.
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