Lourdes: Mardi Gras & All That Jazz
by Press Release (January 3, 2005)
Mark your calendar for Fat Tuesday, February 8, 2005 to celebrate a New Orleans tradition at Paducah’s premier charity event—Lourdes Foundation’s Mardi Gras & All That Jazz! With nearly 750 people attending last year, this event is widely heralded as the party of the year. Raising more than $40,000 in 2004, proceeds from the upcoming event will further enhance the quality healthcare Lourdes provides to the region, especially the poor and underserved.
The region’s best party will feature the swingin’ music of Dr. Ted Borodofsky’s Southern Jazz and enough gourmet cuisine and spirits from area restaurants to fill the Mississippi Delta! This fundraiser will be held at J.R.’s Executive Inn International Rooms A, B & C from 6 to 9 p.m.
Satisfy your Cajun cravings with treats from these and other popular establishments:
Coca-Cola
Hello Catering
Little Edibles
Lourdes Starbucks
Mansion II Go
Outback Steakhouse
Ozark Pride Meats
Party Mart
The Pasta House Company
Patti’s 1880s Restaurant
Pepsi Mid-America
Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits
Rafferty’s
The Range at Harrah’s Metropolis Casino
Red Lobster
Roof Brothers Wine & Spirits
Simply Unique Catering
Whaler’s Catch
The King & Queen of Mardi Gras were drawn live during the NewsChannel 6 Morning Show on Tuesday, January 11. Doug Borders, retiring president of Mercy Health Partners, and Barbara Barnes, Lourdes board member, will be crowned at the event.
Get ready to bid for a hot one-of-a-kind collectable! Local artist and interior designer Bill Ford has completed the third piece in a series of original artwork—annually created especially for this event—which will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. An enthusiastic member of the host committee, Bill will sign guests’ invitations and program covers featuring his artwork for a contribution to Lourdes Foundation.
The mission of Lourdes Foundation is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus by improving the health of our communities with emphasis on people who are poor and under-served. Lourdes Foundation assists those in need through four funds: Patient Mission Fund, providing emergency funding for patients’ basic needs such as medication or transportation; Clinical Mission Fund, to support the needs of clinical areas of Lourdes Hospital; Employee Mission Fund, employees helping other employees with crisis situations; and an Endowment Fund to save and build for future growth of the hospital.
Generous businesses supporting the Foundation’s mission through corporate sponsorships include:
Presenting sponsors—Boehl Stopher & Graves, Denton & Keuler, Jackson Purchase Energy Corp., Lourdes Auxiliary, Paducah Bank, Pinnacle Inc., Swift & Staley Mechanical Contractors/H&G Construction, and Taco John’s/Popeye’s.
Supporting sponsors—Calvert City Lumber/Commercial Door & Hardware, C-Plant Federal Credit Union, Credit Bureau Systems, CSI, Harshaw Trane, MeadWestvaco, Milner & Orr Funeral Homes, Minter Roofing Company, Morningside Assisted Living of Paducah, Occasions Unlimited, Paducah Power System, Paducah Sheet Metal, Paducah Water, Philips Medical, Regions Bank, Porter Alexander of Retirement Plan Consultants, Swift & Staley Electrical Contractors, Swift & Staley Mechanical Contractors, US Bank, Vascular Specialists/Surgical Group PSC, and WPSD TV NewsChannel 6.
Tickets for Mardi Gras & All That Jazz! are $40 each or $600 for reserved tables of eight. To purchase tickets, call Lourdes Foundation at (270) 444-2353.
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