Memorial Foundation Announces Pink! Chair-Couple

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Clay and April Watson Memorial Foundation’s Pink! Chair-Couple
Clay and April Watson Memorial Foundation’s Pink! Chair-Couple

Memorial Health Care System Foundation will host the eighth annual Pink! gala – A Party, A Passion, A Purpose! on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Clay and April Watson will chair the Foundation’s signature black-tie event. Clay is the chief operating officer of Mountain View Ford Lincoln. The Hamico Foundation returns as the title sponsor of Pink!

Proceeds from Pink! will benefit the expansion of surgical services for breast cancer patients at Memorial.

Pink! attendees will enjoy cocktails, a four course dinner and dancing with music by Party on the Moon. 

· $200 standard tickets include cocktails, dinner and entertainment.  Standard tables of 8 are $1,600.

· $250 patron tickets include all of the above as well as an exclusive pre-party invite, valet parking, premium seating and table-side bar service the evening of the event. Patron tables of 8 are available for $2,800.

· Sponsorship opportunities are available ranging from $3,500 to $50,000.

Pink! is a celebration of life for breast cancer patients and survivors raising more than $1.5 million since 2006 to ensure our community has access to the most advanced breast cancer treatments available.

Visit www.memorial.org/pink or call 423 495-PINK for more information.


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