Celebrate the Family

On Thursday, November 4, 2010, five exceptional families from the Baton Rouge community will be honored at the 17^th annual Celebrate the Family gala. These families demonstrate strong family values while contributing their time and resources in volunteer efforts to strengthen the community. This year's Outstanding Families are:

Clarence & Penny Fruge
Greg & Alicia Jones
The Douglas Manship, Sr. Family
Kevin & Sylvia McCoy
Dr. Ruth Patrick

The gala will be held at White Oak Plantation from 7 to 10 p.m. and will feature catering by Chef John Folse, a special video presentation of our outstanding families produced by LPB, a silent auction and a Dream Vacation raffle.

Tickets to the event are $50 and may be purchased by clicking here.

Special Families of past years - To view the families honored in previous galas, click here.

Enter our DREAM VACATION RAFFLE for a chance to win a trip of your choice, valued up to $6,500!

Choose one of MANY dream vacation packages!

Vacation package choices include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Napa Wine Country – VIP Insiders Tour of Napa's Favorites 3-Night Package with Airfare for (2)

• Sonoma Wine Extravaganza – Wine Tours, Luxury Car Rental, 3-Night Junior Suite, Airfare for (2)

• Spa Getaway – Relax at a Spa of Your Choice, $1,000 in Spa Treatments, 3-Night Stay, Airfare for (2)

• Sports Fan Getaway – Choose Your Favorite MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Golf or College Bowl Game

with a 2-Night Weekend Stay and Airfare for (2)

• Girlfriends Ultimate Shopping Getaway in Los Angeles – $1,000 Bloomingdale’s Shopping Spree

with a Personal Shopper, 3-Night Stay and Airfare for (2)

• Best of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts – 4-Night Junior Suite Package with Airfare for (2), choose from

locations such as San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Montreal, Banff, & Lake Louise

Tickets are only $20. Don't miss this chance to win the trip of your dreams!

Tickets may be purchased at the event or online. Click here to purchase tickets online. Winner need not be present.

Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities

To ensure the success of this year's event, the agency urgently needs your organization to consider making a financial contribution. If you wish to become a corporate sponsor for our upcoming event, please CLICK HERE for more information.

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Through the support of the community, we are able to hold this event each year in recognition of the importance of “family.” The contributions received from this event will help support Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge and its mission of supporting and strengthening the lives of children, individuals and families through direct services and positive social actions.