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Designing Daughters Hosts a Fashionable Gala to Benefit Local Nonprofits
Designing Daughters is hosting a Fashionable Gala: Mystery Men and Bond Girls on Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m.
Designing Daughters (www.DesigningDaughtersSarasota.com), a charitable organization of young professional women dedicated to enhancing the community and cultivating the next generation of philanthropists through strategic granting, is hosting a Fashionable Gala: Mystery Men and Bond Girls on Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m.
Attendees can expect a mysterious night filled with old-school glamour. The event will feature hors d’oeuvres, casino games, live entertainment by Jonathan Cortez and an open bar with beer, wine and signature cocktails at the Sarasota Classic Car Museum in Sarasota. Directly benefiting the Designing Daughters’ grant program, all proceeds will be awarded to local nonprofit organizations.
Individual tickets are $95, Patron tickets are $250 and sponsorships start at $750. For more information and reservations, contact the gala chair Kelly Baldwin at 941.404.9396.
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A pre-party event will be held on Wednesday, April 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Encore Motorcars in Sarasota. Beer, wine and light bites will be served for a $20 cover charge.
About Designing Daughters
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Shelley Lister, then a Designing Women Boutique board member, founded designing Daughters in 2009. The charitable organization was formed as a committee to attract younger supporters and to help the organization with its fundraising efforts. Along with founding President Nikki Taylor, past President Jane Thompson, current President Montana Taplinger and others, the committee grew far beyond expectations. As of January 2015, because of this growth, the Designing Daughters of Sarasota partnered with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to maximize its giving potential.
Designing Daughters’ goal is to give grants to several local charities each year and with almost no overhead, and the majority of its fundraising does just that. Designing Daughters is made up of an impressive list of local, young and influential women who are well connected in the community and have been very successful in forming strategic alliances and getting underwriters to cover the expenses for these events.
