11th Annual Night of Hope Gala presents Wild for a Cure

Friday, May 18, 2012
The Club, Birmingham, AL
Cocktails and Silent Auction at 6:30 p.m.

Gala Committee Chairs: Paget Pizitz and Lynne Petro

Living and Giving Honoree: Jim Richardson

Corporate Honoree: Bradley, Arant, Boult and Cummings

Special Guest Speaker: Kendall Simmons, Former Auburn offensive lineman and two-time NFL Super Bowl Champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Special Thank You!

Supporters and Gifts: The Dove Family Foundation, Harbert Management Corporation, Altec, Inc., Baggett Transportation Company, Brasfield & Gorrie, Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal, Jemison Demsey, O’Neal Steel, Protective Life Corporation, Robert P. Dickinson

Featured Auction Items

• 7 days/6 nights in a 3-bedroom private villa at the exclusive Grand del Mar in San Diego, CA
• (8) VIP Daily Tournament Passes and (4) Parking Passes to the 2013 PGA Tour Players Championship in Ponte Vedra, FL
• Opportunity to Drop the Green Flag at the 2012 Triumph Superbike Classic at the world-renowned Barber Motorsports Park in June. Includes (2) 3-day VIP Hospitality passes.

ABOUT JDRF:

The Alabama Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International is a central resource for information about Type I, juvenile diabetes, and the progress our organization and others have made in the search for a CURE.

Under the direction of a volunteer board of directors working with professional staff and volunteers, the Alabama Chapter works to raise money to support JDRF’s mission: To find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Fundraising takes the form of Walk To Cure Diabetes events, black-tie Gala evenings and miscellaneous third party events.

The Alabama Chapter also works on projects involving government advocacy to increase funding for diabetes research and local projects involving diabetes education and outreach to the diabetes community.