DALLAS-- Dec. 10, 2015-- Dallas’ young professional community recently came together on Nov. 12 for the sixth annual Fall Fest. The event benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), a donor-supported volunteer youth mentoring organization that has been placing caring adults in the lives of children in one-to-one mentoring relationships since 1927. This year’s event raised more than $11,000 for BBBS, the most money the Fall Fest event has raised to date.
"What started several years ago as a small networking happy hour, has evolved into a fully sponsored charitable event with hundreds of attendees. This year’s event at The Bomb Factory was the biggest and best yet, and all for a great cause." said Fall Fest Chair, Dave Wishnew.
Wishnew along with Fall Fest Vice Chair, Chase Lewis, and leaders from the metroplex’s top young professional groups organized another successful event attended by more than 400 young professionals at The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum. The night was filled with networking, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and raffle prizes including two roundtrip tickets from Southwest Airlines. All proceeds from the event including raffle sales were donated to BBBS.
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Dallas CPA Society Young Professionals Group, Dallas Regional Chamber Young Professionals, Association for Corporate Growth, MetroTex Young Professionals Network, Dallas Museum of Art Junior Associates and BBBS’ Melrose Society hosted this year's event.
This year's sponsors included:
Venue Sponsor: The Bomb Factory
Gold Sponsors: Armor Wealth Management; Trunk Club; Shelby Residences; and, The Plus Group
Silver Sponsors: BKD LLP; Unified ConneXions; LIT Litigation Services; CF Accountants & Consultants; BUS 2 Gate; Gruber Hurst Elrod Johansen Hail Shank LLP; Weaver LLP; Ben E. Keith; Liberty Mutual; and, Ricoh
Beverage Sponsors: Community Beer Co.; Herman Marshall Whiskey; and JEM Beverage Co.
Food Sponsors: Social House and TJ’s Seafood Market & Grill
Raffle Sponsors: Dallas Chamber of Commerce; Dallas Museum of Art Junior Associates; Craft & Growler; and Pollo Tropical.
To view photos from this year’s event, visit the BBBS Melrose Society Facebook page. If you would like to learn more about Fall Fest including sponsorship opportunities for next year’s event, contact Dave Wishnew at dwishnew@ghetrial.com. And, if you are interested in learning more about BBBS and how you can make a difference in a child’s life, visit www.bbbstx.org or contact Diana Aguirre at daguirre@bbbstx.org.
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