Last year’s Snowflake Gala to benefit Food For The Hungry was at the Kenyon College Athletic Center; a dressy, black-tie-optional event.
This year, it will held on Friday, Dec. 4, as a virtual-only event because of COVID-19, organizers said. But although the format of the event may be different, it is still for the same good cause.
"We’ve had steady support over the past years of our Gala and it has grown, and we do hope to continue receiving contributions from those supporters,” Sally Nelson, one of the organizers, said.
There will be a brief online program, co-hosted by former Ariel Foundation director Jan Reynolds and former Knox County Foundation Executive Director Sam Barone. The event will be live online at 5 p.m., with a recorded version available to watch after the live broadcast.
In the past galas, there were “Fund a Cause” auctions, Nelson said. The money raised would be used to buy food. The same will be done this year online or by people mailing in check donations.
Karen Buchwald Wright and the Ariel Corporation will match individual and corporate contributions dollar for dollar up to the first $50,000 of donations, Nelson said.
“This is very good news,” Nelson said.
Companies that would like to sponsor the gala at $1,000 or more should call Kathy Brechler at Kenyon College at 740-427-5111, or email her at lakek@kenyon.edu. Commitments should be received by Dec. 1 in order to be featured in the virtual event with the company logo.
In nine previous annual events, the Snowflake Gala has netted $535,437 to help Food for the Hungry.
To make a donation online, go to KenyonSnowflakeGala.godaddysites.com; or donate by mailing a check to:
Food For The Hungry
c/o WRP CPAs
1684 Venture Drive, Suite B
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Please put 'Gala' in the memo section of the check.
In addition, the 2020 William A. Stroud Jr. Award for Community Service will this year go to “The People of Knox County,” a news release said.
“In the midst of these unprecedented times, the Snowflake Gala Committee decided to recognize not a single individual or family; but the commitment of all Knox County citizens, businesses and institutions to making sure their neighbors do not go hungry or without essential services,” the release said. “The county’s mayors have been invited to accept the award on behalf of their constituents and neighbors as part of the virtual program.”
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