is to provide a safe haven, high quality care and hope for the future to children who have been abandoned, abused or neglected.
Check out this news link to see more about Rascal Flatts headlining the 2012 Starlight Gala for NWA Children’s Shelter: http://nwahomepage.com/fulltextfox?nxd_id=304612
Superstar Country group to help abused & neglected kids at General Mills-sponsored event
ROGERS, AR (Jan. 24, 2012) — Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter and Presenting Sponsor General Mills today announced that Rascal Flatts will be the headline performer at the 2012 Starlight Gala, held at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.
“The Starlight Gala has been one of the premier charity events in Northwest Arkansas for the past few years,” said Steve Schotta, Executive Director of the Children’s Shelter. “Adding a musical act of the caliber of Rascal Flatts elevates the Gala to the next level. The appearance of Rascal Flatts will enable us to help even more kids in crisis, providing them a place where the hurts they have experienced can begin to heal.” Last year’s Starlight Gala netted more than $302,000 (about 10 percent of the Children’s Shelter’s operating budget), and Schotta expects this year’s event to surpass that mark.
The Children’s Shelter chose Rascal Flatts because of their broad-based appeal, enduring popularity and commitment to charitable causes involving children. For example, Rascal Flatts has raised more than $3 million for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
About the Starlight Gala
Scheduled for 6 p.m. March 9, 2012, at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers, the Starlight Gala promises to be an evening of elegance, entertainment, excitement, enterprise and empathy. In fact, the Starlight Gala recently was named among the top three Favorite Charity Galas in Ce!ebrate Arkansas magazine’s 2011 Very Best Awards. The event is, by far, the Children’s Shelter’s largest fund-raiser, bringing in three times more money than the next-largest event. Fund-raising events are a crucial aspect of the Children’s Shelter’s operations because the state reimbursement the Children’s Shelter receives for caring for abused and neglected kids covers only 20 percent of its actual costs. The evening, which again will be emceed by Matt Turner, evening anchor on local NBC-affiliate KNWA-TV (Channel 51), will feature:
Persons seeking additional information or desiring to purchase tickets may contact Annual Giving Manager Frankie Rankin at frankie@nwacs.org or 479.795.2417. ext. 311. Sponsorships still are available, and individual tickets are available at $200 each.
About Rascal Flatts
Since their musical debut in 2000, Rascal Flatts has sold more than 21 million albums, 25 million digital downloads and delivered 13 No. 1 singles to the top of the charts. They were the most played Country group on radio last year and also are the most awarded Country group of the past decade, earning more than 40 trophies from the American Country Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards, People’s Choice Awards and more. As one of the hottest-selling acts on tour in any genre, they’ve sold more than 6 million concert tickets … and counting. Currently, the band is performing across the country on their “Thaw Out Tour,” which earned a slot on CMT’s “Top Tours of 2012.” On April 3, they will release their eighth studio album, titled “Changed,” on Big Machine Records. For additional information on the group, visit www.rascalflatts.com.
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Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter
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Fax: 479.795.4195 Revised: 9/29/2011
