Special Evening with Bonnie Raitt, hosted by Alliance Data

Benefiting: Special Care & Career Services

Attendance: Approximately 2000 sponsors and concert attendees at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Event Purpose: A Special Evening with Bonnie Raitt hosted by Alliance Data is the eighth annual fundraising event at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center for Special Care & Career Services. In addition to raising community awareness about the agency, the event will raise proceeds to assist Special Care & Career Services in continuing its 45-year mission to provide services to children and adults with developmental disabilities so they can lead fulfilling lives in their communities.

Attire: Cocktail attire

Award Recipient: Ruth Altshuler

Alliance Data Corporate Champion Award

Recipient: Grant Thornton, in recognition of excellence as an employer of SCCS client, Elizabeth Harber, for creative funding to support Special Care & Career Services and staff volunteerism.

Honorary Chairs: Marinelle and Kip Sowden

Event Co-Chairs: Diana Hamilton and Lauren Maggard

SCCS Director: Cathy Packard

(972) 991-6777 ext. 112

cathyp@specialcarecareer.org

Sponsor Levels: Host SOLD to Alliance Data

Presenting – $50,000

$25,000, $10,000, $5,000, $2,500, $1,500, $500

Contact Susan Spradlin, Director of Development, phone (972) 991-6777 ext. 121, email susans@specialcarecareer.org  or  website www.specialcarecareer.org

Tickets: Open to the public for the concert only.

Tickets can be purchased at www.specialcarecareer.org or call 1.800.595.4TIX (4849)

Orchestra – $225 & $175

Orchestra Terrace – $175

Dress Circle box seat – $150

Dress Circle – $125 & $100

Grand Tier box – $75

Grand Tier – $75 & $50

See website for more information:  www.specialcarecareer.org

Sponsors: Radio: 103.7 Lite FM and 100.3 Jack FM

Special Care & Career Services: Chartered in 1963, Special Care & Career Services (SCCS) mission is to help children and adults with developmental disabilities achieve their maximum potential and lead fulfilling lives within our community.

To this end, they offer two age specific programs regarded as models for innovation by the community: Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) which provides therapies and services to babies zero to three years old who exhibit any delay or disability and Supported Employment Services (SES) which matches adults with intellectual disabilities (such as Down syndrome, Autism spectrum disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury) to good jobs in the community that fit their abilities and meet the needs of the employer.

Alliance Data: Alliance Data (NYSE: ADS) is a leading provider of transaction services, credit services and marketing services, managing over 105 million consumer relationships for some of North America’s most recognizable companies. Alliance Data creates and manages customized solutions that change consumer behavior and that enable its clients to build stronger, mutually beneficial relationships with their customers.

The company is an active corporate citizen through its “Neighbor of Choice” Program and is committed to initiatives that support education, health and welfare and civic enrichment. For more information about the company, visit its web site, http://www.AllianceData.com.