March 10, 2008
5th annual Ball in the ‘burg sets record
Larry C. Tucker, chairman of the Historic Petersburg Foundation’s (HPF’s) fifth annual Ball in the ‘Burg, was pleased to announce that this year’s ball, held at the Petersburg Regional Art Center in Old Towne Petersburg on February 23, was the foundation’s most successful Ball in the ‘Burg to date, as well as the 41-year-old organization’s biggest fund raiser of the year. The sell-out event featured the theme of “Paint the Town! Where Art Comes to Life.” More than 230 guests attended in formal attire or in costumes reflecting favorite works of art or artists.
The winners of this year’s costume contest were Cynthia Deveraux as Grandma Moses; Peter Deveraux, her husband, as her “canvas” on which she painted a Grandma Moses-like picture; and Terry Ammons as Andy Warhol.
“Though we’re still tabulating the final figures, it’s safe to say that it is very clear that this year’s event was our most successful Ball in the ‘Burg fundraiser to date,” said Tucker. “No doubt much of the success can be attributed to the hard work of the HPF ball committee and the generosity of our corporate and individual event sponsors, without whose support the ball could never have happened.”
Additionally, Tucker noted that donations to this year’s silent and live auctions were exceptionally generous and creative. “Much of the evening’s success can also be attributed to the extraordinarily generous bidding that took place in both auctions,” he said. Some of the auction highlights included a week in a Florida condominium, which sold for $1,250, a week at a house in France that closed at $6,500 and four press box tickets to the Richmond Braves which went to one lucky guest for $100.
The $95-per-person tickets included a catered dinner, open bar, ten-piece big band entertainment and a live and silent auction.
HPF is dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of Petersburg. For more information on HPF or next year‚Äôs ball, call (804) 732-2096 or visit HPF’s website.
Doing so very well, perhaps HPF could consider the novel idea of fulfilling its mission staement.
There are numerous houses around town whose facades have been reconstructed by HPF to make them more saleable.
I’d say they were meeting some goals there.
Where do you think they are deficient?
Numerous??
IIRC four or so. The two I can rightly remember are on liberty street and there were others.
Enough said. HPF has a dismal performance record over the past four decades.
Sure, many of our organizations could do more. But look at the number of them compared to the number of people trying to support them all. Each bit helps.
James,
What exactly is your BIGGEST gripe with HPF? I am in no way associated with them, so I am open-minded.