Children's Benefit Banquet
Adoption Associates, Inc. cordially invites you to celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month by supporting our second annual fundraising banquet, Change a Life—Change the World! The banquet will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Fair Haven Ministries in Hudsonville, MI.
Held to raise financial support for orphaned children worldwide, this special evening will begin at 6pm, featuring the Adoption Associates, Inc. Children’s Choir, and includes dinner and dessert. The night will conclude with a short discussion on how you can help to change the world through a financial gift to orphaned children in need.
For the 143 million orphaned children in the world, financial gifts from supporters like you are one of their only sources of hope. These children face bleak futures in their birth countries, and while many hope to be adopted, most will never see their dream come true. There simply aren’t enough homes for them all. In the U.S. alone, there are approximately 301 million people, which means that nearly every other U.S. citizen—including children—would need to adopt one child in order to find a home for every orphan worldwide. At Adoption Associates, Inc. we not only strive to promote adoption awareness, we also care for these children left behind by partnering with generous supporters who also have a heart for our cause.
When: November 1, 2008 at 6pm
Where: Fair Haven Ministries, Hudsonville, MI
How can I help?
Adoption Associates, Inc. is currently seeking table hosts and sponsors for this event. For more information on these opportunities, please see below.
Table Hosts
Table hosts have two major responsibilities. First, table hosts are expected to underwrite the cost of their table with a gift of $300. Second, table hosts are responsible for filling their table with eight guests, including themselves. For a complete list of table host responsibilities, please download our flyer.
Event Sponsors
If hosting a table isn’t for you, but you’d still like to contribute financially, then consider being an event sponsor. Your support will be used to directly impact the lives of children in need, and if that wasn’t enough, you’ll be rewarded in the process through the acknowledgment of your generosity on our event web page and more, depending on your level of sponsorship. To learn more about these opportunities, please download our banquet sponsor flyer.
Thanks to the following individuals and businesses who are generous sponsors of this event:
Major Sponsors
- Thomas B. Duthler, PhD., Grand Rapids, MI
- David Hoekstra, AXA Advisors, Grand Rapids, MI - 616.942.9775
- Mike & Holly Vredevoogd, Hudsonville, MI
- West Michigan Community Bank, Hudsonville, MI - 616.669.1280
Supporting Sponsors
- Byron Bank, Byron Center, MI - 800.747.5004
- Dykstra's Auto Service, Inc., Hudsonville, MI - 616.669.9614
- Genzink Steel, Holland, MI - 616.392.1437
- DeWitt's Auto Service, Jenison, MI - 616.457.2500
- Mark A. Kuiper, ChFC, CLU, Custom Financial Services, Grand Rapids, MI - 616.949.8719
- Patrick F. McGow, Northville, MI
- Superior Sales, Inc., Hudsonville, MI - 616.896.6500
- Dick & Jan Van Deelen, Hudsonville, MI
- VanderLugt, Mulder, DeVries & Elders, Grandville, MI - 616.949.9030
Contributing Sponsors
- Scott & Ellen Alvesteffer, Byron Center, MI
- Barnes & Barnes Consulting Group, Grand Rapids, MI - 616.698.6759
- Dave & Dottie Besteman, Grand Rapids, MI
- Design Underwriting, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI - 616.957.3380
- Steve & Shelley Frody, Five Star Real Estate, Grandville, MI - 616.662.9664
- Gordon & Irene Hott, Antioch, IL
- Hudsonville Wheel Alignment, Hudsonville, MI - 616.669.6392
- Ken Jipping, State Farm Insurance, Hudsonville, MI - 616.669.9225
- Brad and Kimberly Knoth, Hudsonville, MI
- Jim and Nancy Meyer, Hudsonville, MI
- Jay & Shelly Palma, Ravenna, MI
- Rappuhn Farm Bureau, Allendale, MI
- Ridgeview Industries, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI - 616.453.8636
- Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, GA - 706.278.3812
- SoundOff Signal, Hudsonville, MI - 800.338.7337
- Venice Terrazzo & Tile Company, Rockford, IL - 815.964.6824
- Ron Villerius, Five Star Real Estate, Grandville, MI - 616.669.5501
- Watermark Construction LLC, Plymouth, MI - 248.921.8112
Gift-in-Kind Sponsors
- Franklin Press, Inc., Wyoming, MI - 616.538.5320
- Hudsonville Floral, Hudsonville, MI
- OtG Logo's, Hudsonville, MI - 616.669.1928
- Palermo's Pizza, Jenison, MI - 616.457.1202
- Veenstra Reproductions, Grand Rapids, MI - 616.452.1495
More Information
If you are interested in hosting a table or supporting this event, or if you would simply like more information about it, please contact Thomas Gill, director of fund development, at 616.667.0677 ext. 136. You may also call 616.560.8926 or e-mail tgill@adoptionassociates.net.
Thank you for supporting Adoption Associates, Inc.'s 2008 Children's Benefit Banquet!
