Building a Brighter Future Gala
Saturday, February 21, 2009
SMU Collins Executive Education Center
Big Board
Dinner Party for Six
Meet Amanda Miller, master chef, and owner of Food in a Flash. While you are busy entertaining your guests, she will prepare your dinner for six, with entrees like peppercorn-crusted beef tenderloin or miso-glazed black cod.  You can work with Amanda to customize the menu to suit your needs!  Finish off the meal with a cake from Delicious Cakes.

“We’ve used Amanda many times to cook for our family and for dinner parties. Not only is her food always fabulous, I never have to worry!”
da Vinci parent Tracy Aaron

Package Includes:
In-Home Dinner for Six
$75 Gift Certificate to Delicious Cakes


Expires September 2009.

Escape to The Joule
Leave it all behind!! Escape for one night to the Joule, a luxury hotel in downtown Dallas. With elegant ambience and exhilarating contemporary design by Tihany Design, the Joule is one THE place to stay in Dallas. Enjoy dinner for two at Nick & Sams, one of Dallas' mosted noted steakhouses. After dinner, head to the Joule's rooftop lounge area to share your bottle of champagne under the stars. Sleep in and have breakfast for two at Charlie Palmer. Head back to reality whenever you choose!

Package Includes:
1 Night Stay at the Joule
$150 Nick & Sam’s Gift Certificate
Brunch at Charlie Palmer's
Champagne

Expires December 2009.
All-Inclusive Children's Party Package
Have a kids birthday party to plan? We’ve created a birthday party package complete to the smallest detail so you don’t have to do any of the work! Invite 25 of your child’s friends, with a gift certificate from French Blue invitations, to enjoy a two hour animal birthday party at the Dallas Zoo. Party guests will interact with the Children’s zoo animals, chow down on 10 Pizza Hut pizzas in the party place room and then enjoy a birthday cake decorated just the way you would like it with an $50 gift certificate to Delicious Cakes. No worries about decorating either because we have supplied “wild kingdom” paper plates, cups, napkins and serving bowls from Party City. Favors are also included. You won’t even need to bring your camera because this all inclusive package includes a $200 gift certificate for professional photographer Vonda Hussey to attend the party and photograph YOUR child and his/her friends! If you want an incredible party for your child without the headache of shopping and planning for it, the children’s party package is your answer!!

Package Includes:
Party for 25 Children at the Dallas Zoo
$200 Gift Certificate for Vonda Hussey Photography
(includes enlarged prints)
10 Pizza Hut Pizzas
25 Invitations from French Blue
$50 Gift Certificate to Delicious Cakes
Paper Goods
Party Favors

Parties are available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Parking is $5 per vehicle. Expires February 1, 2010.
Dallas Getaway Package
Don’t want to hop on a plane but still need a getaway? The Dallas Getaway package is your answer! Stay in a fabulous suite at the Hotel ZaZa. Walk through ZaZa’s doors and into a magical place. Everything from their extravagantly lush furnishings to their quietly attentive staff has been thoughtfully designed for the definitive indulgent experience. Enjoy dinner at Hibiscus, one of Texas’ most acclaimed restaurants. After a night of fantastic luxury at the ZaZa, cap off your getaway with brunch at Fearings. The airy Sendero room at Fearing's is gorgeous at night, with its glinting chandelier, but its huge windows and comfortable wicker furniture make it the ultimate brunch locale.

Package includes:
One-Night Stay in a Suite at Hotel ZaZa
$100 Gift Certificate to Hibiscus
Sunday Brunch for two at Fearing's Restaurant
Offer expires October 9, 2009. Based on availability; excludes TX/OU weekend, Valentine's Day, and New Year's Eve.
Expires January 7, 2010. Excludes alcohol and gratuity.
Coon Creek
Enjoy a weekend at the exclusive and historic Coon Creek Club in east Texas. Want to snag an alligator? Not only do you gain bragging rights, you can use the hide for new boots and belts. Your expert guide, Jodie Thompson, will take you and a friend out to land an alligator! Come back to relax and unwind in your beautiful hunting cabin and enjoy fabulous down-home southern meals at the Club House. Alligator season is April-June. Not quite ready to tangle with an alligator? Choose instead to bring your family to the historic and exclusive Coon Creek Club for a weekend of bass fishing, boating and hiking. Enjoy all of the down-home, southern cooking that Coon Creek has to offer. Coon Creek is located 90 miles east of Dallas, outside of Athens, Texas. EVERYTHING is provided - just bring the kids!

Package Includes:
Choice of alligator hunt or family fishing weekend
2-night stay in log cabin (up to 4 people)
Boat and fishing equipment
All meals included
February 21, 2010.
Not available Memorial Day Weekend.
Hunting license must be purchased.  Modest Skinning Fee must be paid by hunter.
Dates to be mutually agreed upon / Hunt is for one alligator and two people
Go Stars!
This Dallas Stars Suite at the American Airlines Center includes ten suite tickets and three Gold and two Platinum parking passes. The suite includes open bar and appetizers!  Game date to be determined.  Donor will be flexible on dates!
Once in a Lifetime Fighter Jet Ride
Here is your opportunity to go for the ride of your life in a MIG fighter jet.  The L-39 Albatros is the primary and advanced trainer for many non-NATO Air Forces around the world. It falls between the American T-37 and T-38 in looks and performance.  The L-39 is an amazingly stable yet responsive aircraft and a real joy to fly.  Ride behind the pilot as he demonstrates basic maneuvers such as aileron rolls, barrel rolls, loops, Cuban-8s, reverse Cuban-8s, wingovers, chandelles, the split-S, the Immelman, high-G turns, rapid vertical climbs and dives, and even occasional periods of straight and level flight! The ride will last for approximately one hour.
Expires 45 days from event date.
Get Your Grill On
Fire up the barbeque on an outdoor kitchen custom-designed for your home! This professionally designed and installed kitchen includes a built-in Brinkmann four burner stainless steel gas grill, 12,000 BTU side burner and infrared sear burner. Brinkmann designers and engineers will work with you to design your kitchen to your specifications. You will be able to choose your granite and have it installed. Chris Wallace will professionally install it for you. Have a party to celebrate your inaugural cookout - Jimmy Francis from Goff's Hamburgers will cater your event and cook his famous hamburgers with all of the fixings in your new outdoor kitchen.
Invite a few friends with invitations from threesixty events.

Package includes:
Brinkmann Four Burner Stainless Steel Gas Grill
Brinkmann 12,000 BTU Side Burner
Brinkmann Infrared Sear Burner
Brinkmann Design and Engineering Services
Up to 1 slab granite or $1,000 at IGM
$1,000 towards granite installation by Sigma Marble
1 Day Installation Labor (2 people)
Goff's Hamburger’s catering for up to 70 people (prepared on-site)
$100 Gift Certificate for invitations from threesixty events
Auction Winner must pre-approve dates and confirm availability with Goff’s
Invitation certificate does not include printing. Threesixty events certificate expires 10/23/09.
Work must be done in the Dallas metroplex area.  Expires 2/21/10.