Lives In Bloom Gala
A special evening to support children and families
Saturday, May 12, 2012
6:30 P.M. at the Boston Westin Waterfront Hotel
Honoring longtime Walker Executive Director Richard W. Small, Ph.D. upon his retirement after 27 years of leadership
Join us for an elegant evening—for a great cause! This important Boston event continues to grow each year and is the largest annual fundraiser for Walker.
Each year nearly 400 guests at the Lives In Bloom Gala enjoy exciting live and silent auctions with the chance to bid on unique items and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. And an exciting raffle offers everyone the chance to win vaulable prizes! Admission includes cocktails, dinner, and dancing to live music.
There are so many ways to support the Lives In Bloom Gala and Walker’s life-changing work with children and families:
- Attend the event! Tickets range from $225 to $375.
- Become an event sponsor and receive exclusive Lives In Bloom benefits.
- Place an ad in our program booklet and raise the profile of your company or services to hundreds of prominent Boston businesses and community leaders.
- Donate an item to our auctions : vacations, tickets to concerts sporting events, luxury items, unique experiences, gift certificates, and more.
- Help underwrite event expenses to ensure the success of the evening.
For information about the Lives In Bloom Gala, please contact Nicole Hand, Manager of Events and Corporate Giving at Walker, by e-mail or at 781-292-2160.
Download the Gala Overview to find out more about underwriting and sponsorship opportunities! ·
We gratefully acknowledge the Community Connections sponsors of the Lives In Bloom Gala:
Mark and Carolyn Ain · John and Mary Boyle · Pete and De Simone · The Thorndike Family
Intex Solutions · ProActive Community · Bank of America · Middlesex Savings Bank · United Benefit Services · Akamai · Pegasystems
Thank you to the Lives In Bloom auction and raffle donors:
5 Wits · Aquitaine Dedham · The Beehive · Bernard’s · Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant · Blithewold · Blue Ribbon Barbecue · The Boston Beer Company · Boston Duck Tours · Boston Red Sox · Bristol Clothing · Cabot’s Ice Cream & Restaurant · Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines · Cape Cod Winery · CDW · The Charles Hotel· Charles River Canoe & Kayak · Chiara · Chipotle Mexican Grill · Bill Cleary · deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum · The Discovery Museums · Dover Mobil · Edaville USA · The Elephant Walk Restaurant Group, Inc. · F1 Boston · The Fireplace Restaurant · The Fitness Club for Women ·The Friendly Toast ·Glen Ellen Country Club · The Gryphon House B&B · Hair by Hanna · Hawthorne Hotel · Holiday Inn Concord, NH · Holly Cleaners, Inc. · Huntington Theatre Company ·Irving House at Harvard · Jay Cohen Photography · Jaylin Cleaners (Needham-Newton-Wellsley) · Jillian’s/Lucky Strike Boston · John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum · The Lobster Pot · The London Harness Company · The Lyric Stage Company of Boston · Maggiano’s Little Italy · Marathon Sports · Mass Audubon · Middleton Golf Course · Mohegan Sun · Mooo…. · New England Aquarium · New Repertory Theatre · One2One Bodyscapes · One2One Bodyscapes Needham· Palmers Restaurant & Tavern ·Papa Gino’s, Inc. · Jack Parker · Paul Revere House · Peabody Essex Museum · Peet’s Coffee & Tea · Plimoth Plantation · Dario Preger Photography · The Puppet Showplace Theatre · Randy’s Car Wash· Roger Williams Park Zoo · Safar Coiffure Salon · The Salem Witch Museum · ScrubaDub Auto Wash Centers, Inc. · Shear Madness · Silvia A. Ponce, D.D.S. · Slade Gorton & Co., Inc. Boston, MA · The Sports Museum · Starwood Hotels · Stellina Restaurant · Suffolk Downs · Sugarbush · Swartz True Value ·The Liberty Hotel Boston · The Urban Grape · The Viking Center · W.B. Mason · Wachusett Mountain Ski Area · Wellesley Dental Group · West Hill House B&B · West Side Lounge · Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery · Zoo New England ·
