Raleigh Convention Center
Saturday, January 20
Thank you for a wonderful evening.
You were generous - you were fun - and you looked fabulous, as the photos show.
Love and Hope.
We believe these are the two most powerful forces in the world. Invested in a child, these forces can change the course of a life - even generations that follow.
They are what fuel dreams.
And they are why we come together.
Travel Raffle: Where Will You Go?
Winner picks from 5 fabulous destinations!
Tickets are 1 for $50 *or* 3 for $100
Get Ready to Dream Big!
Our speaker knows something about hope, persistence, and the power of dreams:
Meet Jim St. Germain | author of A Stone of Hope, co-founder for Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT), and presidential appointee
As a child, Jim St. Germain dreamed about the clean white light of a refrigerator, stocked with food. He watched Home Alone and fantasized about the house, the neighborhood - the twinkling Christmas season.
But life for him was on the streets.
Jim's memoir tells of survival - through poverty, neglect, dealing, fighting, failing, and imprisonment. Today, he is an inspiration to kids whose dreams could be bigger, whose lives could be bolder - if only someone would give them a chance.
Thanks to our Sponsors
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Catherine and Michael Artman
Brown Advisory
Cady Thomas Consulting, LLC
Hayes Barton UMC
Healthy Blue
James & Mildred Wilkinson Trust
Mary June and Henry Jones
Jordan Lumber Company
Storr Office Environments
Tech Factory Productions
SILVER
ABNO Group, Inc./ConnectSouth
Apex UMC
Rachel and Albert Blackmon
Carla and Chris Brady
Molly and John Chiles
Katie and Zach Clayton
Suzanne and Larry Coats
Marnie and Jerod Cohen
Susan and Gary Dorton
Kathy and Ron Falk
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
First UMC - Cary
Gallagher
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC
Janie and Carter Jordan
Liz and Chris McClure
Mutual of America
NC Conference of the United Methodist Church:
Bishop's Office, Connectional Ministries Office, Susan and Gray Southern
Progress Printing
Jenny and Erik Ross
Sentinel
Jessica Vickers
Martha K. Walston
Hope and Mike Ward
Williams Overman Pierce, LLP
HOST PATRONS
AdVenture Development
Sheila and Jim Ahler
Dwight Alford, CEI
Barbara and Dempsey Benton
Enterprise Fleet Management
Beth and Marc Fath
Mary-Owens Fitzgerald
Amy and Brian Gracely
Clarissa and Marcus Green
Humana
Ann and Joe Mann
Renee and Ken Maxwell
Donna and Billy McClatchey
Laurie and Gene Merlo
Julie Murphy
Lisa and Kevin Nelson
Martha Peele Family
Piedmont Service Group
Debbie and Larry Robbins
Ron Schrimper
Wegmans
HOSTS
Tamara and Brent Barringer
Airen and Jim Blaine
Carolina Complete Health
Val and John Clark
Linda Coleman
Leslie and Ed Coman
Mary and James Danforth
Margaret and Rans Douglas
Katherine Edmiston
Deb and John Gripman
Beth and Chris Harrell
Jennie Hayman
Britt and Phil Macnabb
Sara and Chris Mann
Barbara and Robin Marley
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Mark Molinaro
Beth Norris
Christie and Rick Roeder
Snipes Insurance Service, Inc.
Marla and Ed Turlington
Cynthia and Bart White
Sally and Jim Williford
Jennifer and Andy Willis
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