94 WBM may 2014 RED CROSS GALA The Red Cross held its 33rd annual gala and auction on March 15 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Burney Center. Keynote speaker Dave Sanderson spellbound more than 270 guests with his experi-ence as the last passenger off the “Miracle on the Hudson.” The black tie affair included a reception, catered dinner, live and silent auctions and dancing. The more than $60,000 raised benefits local programs sponsored by the American Red Cross Cape Fear Chapter, the oldest chapter in North Carolina. LANDFALL FOUNDATION GALA For Landfall’s 18th consecutive year, a successful gala and auction were held March 29 at the Country Club of Landfall. This year’s theme starred Ian Fleming’s MI-6 Secret Service Agent 007, better known as James Bond, and featured music from all 23 Bond films. The founda-tion hosted a sophisticated dinner, live and silent auctions, and dancing for more than 290 attendees. The gala raised more than $240,000 for the fund that underwrites the area’s nonprofit arts, education and social welfare causes. PHOTOS BY ALLISON POTTER PHOTOS BY EMMY ERRANTE
Wrightsville Beach Magazine May 2014
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