Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Calendar

Be sure to check the Dates to Remember area to the right periodically. I'm updating as events are scheduled.

Please note the big changes for the Team Captain Kick-Off Party. The date this year is Sunday, June 5. Please put it on your calendar and make plans to attend. Also, it has been moved across the river. The kick-off will be at Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock in the J.A. Gilbreath Conference Center.

Lots more info coming in the days, weeks and months ahead.

Jill

Monday, February 21, 2011

Plant It Pink

Spring is in the air! And we are in for a very special treat this Spring as the Argenta Arts District turns PINK. Yes, 28 flower beds and 50 flower pots have been planted with 25,000 (count them, 25,000!) PINK tulips in time to bloom for the Plant It Pink Tulip Festival. The festival is March 25-April 3 in downtown North Little Rock’s Argenta Arts District to honor those families affected by breast cancer. Proceeds of the festival will go to benefit the Arkansas Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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Sponsorships are available. Tulip planters are $350 each and tulip beds are $1,000 each. Each bed and planter will have a plaque with the sponsor's name. Many people are sponsoring the beds in honor or memory of a loved one. The plaque can have whatever you'd like - with limited space and words. And, the plaque will go to the sponsor for a keepsake at the end of the festival. Time is limited to get the plaques printed, so if you are interested, please act quickly.

Special events during the festival are:

Friday, March 25, 6 pm
Reception for sponsors and festival attendees
CityGrove Townhomes Art Park, $50 with space limited to 300

Saturday, March 26, 9 am
Garden Roundtable with P. Allen Smith - FREE, but need to register

Saturday, March 26, 10 am
Komen Honors Walk with P. Allen Smith - FREE, but need to register

Tuesday, March 29, 5 pm-8 pm
Tales from the South
Short stories about the impact of breast cancer in the lives of Southern writers
Tickets include dinner and a live recording of the program
Argenta Community Theatre, $50 with space limited to 200

Wednesday, March 30, noon
Luncheon with Dr. Suzanne Klimberg speaking about breast cancer research
Argenta Community Theatre, $20 with space limited to 100

To purchase tickets and get more details about the events visit:
http://plantitpinkforkomen.eventbrite.com/
To sponsor a bed/planter or event visit:
http://plantitpinkforkomentulipsponsors.eventbrite.com/

And remember to come see the beautiful PINK tulips.

See you there,
Jill