5TH ANNUAL TUXEDO CAT BALL A SUCCESS

Many thanks to everyone who helped make our 2009 fundraiser a success. SAFE Haven for Cats is pleased to announce the 2009 Tuxedo Cat Ball raised over $40,000. Press Announcement.

2009 TUXEDO CAT BALL

Silent Auction, Dining and Dancing

Our biggest celebration and fundraiser of the year. 5th Annual Tuxedo Cat Ball and 15th Anniversary.

• When And Where
• Ticket Options
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• What To Expect
• Auction Items
• What To Wear
• Why You Should Attend

WHEN AND WHERE

April 17, 2009

7:00 pm until 11:00 pm

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Sisters' Garden & Catering Co
2400 E Millbrook Rd
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 872-2100

Map and Directions

TICKET OPTIONS

Thank you for your interest in our fundraising ball. Each ticket to the ball includes 1 Drink Voucher per person. No tickets will be mailed. All tickets will be held at a check-in table the night of the ball.
General Admission
$80 Person | $150 Couple

15th Anniversary Reserved Tables
$1,500 Admits 8

Purchase tickets online by credit card or if your prefer, download and fill out our mail-in RSVP card to purchase by check or credit card.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Tuxedo Cat Ball Sponsorship Package

For complete information about our sponsorship opportunities, please review the following packages:

Corporate | Individual

SAFE Haven is depending on individual and corporate sponsorships. The reality of today’s tough economy finds fewer cats adopted and more abandoned at our door (or returned when household finances worsen). More than 75 cats are currently on a list waiting to come into the shelter. We won’t give up on these innocent animals until the day when there are no more homeless pets.

Sponsorships include admission tickets, special recognition as well as media exposure. Degree of exposure varies by level of participation.

• Benefactor Sponsor ($3,000)
  10 tickets to the Tuxedo Cat Ball and a reserved table.
  Includes a special press release announcing you as a Benefactor Sponsor and gives you the opportunity to speak from the stage.
• Anniversary Sponsor ($1,500)
  8 tickets to the Tuxedo Cat Ball and a reserved table.
• Sustaining Sponsor ($1,000)
  6 tickets to the Tuxedo Cat Ball.
  
• Supporting Sponsor ($500)
  4 tickets to the Tuxedo Cat Ball.
• Contributing Sponsor ($250)
  2 tickets to the Tuxedo Cat Ball.
  

WHAT TO EXPECT

Celebrate both our Fifth Annual Tuxedo Cat Ball and our 15th anniversary.

• Heavy Hors D’oeuvres
  Plus spirits and Sister’s famous coffee bar
• SAFE Haven’s Private Label Wine
  15th Anniversary Special Wine Tasting and Sale
  Pinot Grigio and Merlot with one-of-a-kind cat label. Bottled by Chatham Hill Winery, the first and only winery in the Triangle offering award-winning wines.
• Live and Silent Auction
  Over 200 Items
• Raffle
  Diamond and gold bracelet valued at $2,375
  Appraisal donated by Julie A. Proctor of Monte Cristo’s .
• Strolling Magic
  by Josh Lozoff
• Designer Cakes
  Special presentation of 15th anniversary designer cakes
• Special Presentations
  Including the unveiling of SAFE Haven’s brand new video
• Caricatures
  See yourself as a cat by M. Rasheed.

AUCTION ITEMS

Live and Silent Auction

View Auction Prize Preview List*
* Includes web links to prize donors for additional information.

Photos

Please find below images of some of the exciting items available as part of our Live and Silent Auctions events:

WHAT TO WEAR

Dressy Black and White

Please wear black, white, or a combination of black and white. We’d like to see a sea of black and white at the Ball.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

Your ticket purchase will help support one of the region's most successful shelter and adoption programs. We just celebrated 4,000 adoptions. Every year SAFE Haven finds homes for 400-500 stray, abandoned and orphaned cats and kittens. SAFE Haven never waivers from our commitment of non-euthanasia. We are the Triangle’s authentic no-kill shelter.

30% of the pet owners who use the SAFE CARE Feline Spay Neuter Clinic do so for free or at a very low cost. Your donation to the Tuxedo Cat Ball will allow us to continue sterilizing every cat who comes to the clinic, regardless of the owner’s ability to pay. Last year SAFE Care eliminated the deaths and suffering of thousands of cats by sterilizing over 1,400 animals.

There are many "feel good" benefits for your support. When you partner with a successful animal organization you have the peace of mind that your donation actually reaches the animals. In fact, due to our low overhead and use of volunteer help, $0.86 of every dollar we raise goes directly to the cats and kittens. You will join a group of exciting people who own pets and are charitable, environmentally conscious, and advocates for the underdog. After all, everybody loves animals.

MAP AND DIRECTIONS

From SAFE Haven For Cats

Turn right on Durant Rd (0.5 mi); Turn right at Capital Blvd (3.4 mi); Turn right at E Millbrook Rd (0.9 mi)

Sisters' Garden & Catering Co
2400 E Millbrook Rd
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 872-2100
www.sisterscatering.com