Grab your fedora and swing dancing shoes and get ready for this year’s Thompson Rivers University — Williams Lake gala on March 28.
Following the success of last year’s Let’s Go Gatsby theme, this year’s theme is Guys and Dolls, a musical set in the 1930s focusing on New York City mobsters and gambling.
To match the theme, Juno nominated, Maple Blues Award-winners Brandon Isaak and The Twisters, Canada’s Kings of Swing, will be headlining the evening. Local band Third Degree will also be performing.
The gala is an annual event organized by TRU GRIT, a group made up of local community members, to raise money for scholarships and bursaries and to promote the university.
“We are more enthused than ever to be hosting such a worthwhile event to help students continue their education right here in Williams Lake,” says TRU GRIT president Brian Garland.
Last year’s gala raised $25,000 and organizers are confident that this year’s total can be doubled to $50,000. All proceeds from the evening go towards scholarships and bursaries awarded to local students attending the Williams Lake Campus.
“We are thankful to local community members and groups such as TRU GRIT, as well as the many sponsors and donors to this event. It is groups and organizations such as these that help keep the university a strong pillar of our community,” said Dr. Ray Sanders, TRU Williams Lake executive director.
Tickets are $120/person or $960/table of eight. Cocktails will begin at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and dancing at 9 p.m. A silent auction and a live auction will also be available throughout the evening. Tickets are available online at tru.ca/williamslake. For information contact TRU marketing co-ordinator Myrissa Krenzler at 250-392-8048.