The committees responsible for planning and staging Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 2011 Valentine Ball gathered in September to raise a glass of cheer in celebration of work now underway. Over 30 volunteers attended a party, hosted by this year’s co-chairs, Lisa and Paul Mazzeo and Anne and DeWitt Helm, at which the theme for the Ball and recipient of its proceeds for 2011 were announced.
Ball committees have started work. Letters of invitation to host dinner parties have been mailed; decorations are being developed; and exciting auction items already are being donated. This year, an important new committee has been organized. It’s called “Introduce The Ball.” This Committee will host parties at four different locations in the Beaufort area to introduce new members of the community to the Hospital, to the Foundation and especially to the Ball. Participating in the Ball provides “win-win” opportunities: To make new friends at dinner parties hosted in private homes and “to give back” to the community all of us proudly call our home.
In 2011, the Valentine Ball will be 22 years young. Committee members are multi generational in age – all are young in spirit! This year, there are both new volunteers and veteran volunteers doing new jobs. It’s an engaging time that will culminate with committed citizens gathering at an elegant Ball at the Lyceum on Paris Island to celebrate working together for a purpose and cause that serves our entire community. Is this not demonstration of “love in any language?”
