Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle is marking 26 years of community impact on young people with its Big Night Ball, a major fundraising event unfolding Friday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Umstead Hotel and Spa at 100 Woodland Pond Drive in Cary. The evening blends a reception, silent and live auctions, dinner, and after-party dancing, all built around stories of young people matched with caring adult mentors.
The night kicks off with a reception and silent auction running from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to ABC11 News. Dinner and a program follow from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., before the evening shifts into a live auction and after-party dancing that runs until 11 p.m. Guests are asked to dress in cocktail attire or black tie optional.
Fundraising Fuels One-to-One Mentoring
The Big Night Ball stands as a major fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle, and organizers have said all proceeds will support the group’s mission of creating and sustaining mentoring relationships. That mission, as described on the organization’s website, is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth, per bigstri.org…