An Extraordinary Evening of Elegance

Overview

  • Place: Maggiano's Little Italy in Nashville

  • Date: November 4, 2010 at 6:00 pm.

  • Purpose: An Evening of Elegance is Cottage Cove's primary fund raising event. This premiere annual social event continues to build on its past success as a great way to showcase and support the ongoing ministry of Cottage Cove to inner-city children and families.

  • Memories: Images of past events are located here. This year's extraordinary evening is an encore to last year's rave reviewed event, once again with an amazing multi-course meal.

  • Program Summary:

Silent Auction and Art Gallery
~
Musical Entertainment
~
Incredible Food and Desserts
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Presentation of the Children and Ministry
of Cottage Cove.

 

Become an Event Sponsor

Join concerned individuals and corporations, including Laser One and EMC Structural Engineers, in primary sponsorship of Cottage Cove. Your event sponsorship includes a complimentary table hosting opportunity, if requested. Designated levels include:

$1000 ~ Copper

$2000 ~ Bronze

$3000 ~ Silver

$5000 ~ Gold

$7500 ~ Platinum

Unless otherwise requested, Cottage Cove honors all our event sponsorships through web exposure including: a site link from our website, program and media exposure for the event, plus logo and/or name placement in printed publications and presentations throughout the year. View past and present sponsors of Cottage Cove here.

 

Table Hosting Opportunities

Your participation as a table host helps make this a successful fundraiser, perhaps exposing your friends or associates to the important ministry of Cottage Cove for the first time. Additionally this assures you an incredible evening of food and fellowship with people of your choosing!

$500 ~ Hosting a table of 8 with a challenge of seeking to raise at least a combined matching amount from your table guests.

$650 ~ Hosting a table of 10 with a challenge of seeking to raise at least a combined matching amount from your table guests.

Unless otherwise requested, Cottage Cove honors all our table hosts through name exposure in the program and at the event.

 

Child Sponsorships

Invest directly in the life of a child through your child sponsorship. Included with this sponsorship are two complimentary event tickets, while quantities last, if requested. Designated levels of sponsorship include:

$150 ~ Emerald

$300 ~ Ruby

$500 ~ Sapphire

$750 ~ Diamond

Optionally choose to correspond as pen pals with a specific child, knowing that your sponsorship makes an array of potential opportunities possible for that child at Cottage Cove. Throughout the year, daily homework help, tutoring, life-skills classes, arts, recreations and more are offered. Specific learning incentives include homework and reading field trips.

 

Event Details (2009 shown; 2010 menu to follow, with slight revisions)

  • Event Menu - Family Style Dinner:

Hors D’oeuvres:

Mozzarella Marinara

Crispy Zucchini Fritte

Stuffed Mushrooms

Salad:

Maggiano’s House Salad

Pastas:

Baked Ziti and Sausage

 Chicken and Truffle Tortellacci, Smoked Ham

Entrees:

Oven Roasted Pork Loin, Balsamic Cream Sauce

Chicken Marsala

Desserts:

Tiramisu

Profiteroles, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Hot Fudge

  • Map to Maggiano's Little Italy:

  • MC: Charlie Neese, News Channel 5 Meteorologist

  • Musical Entertainment: TBA

  • Silent Auction: The Evening of Elegance Silent Auction is a fun and challenging way to help benefit the programs of Cottage Cove. This year, the donated auction items are bigger and better than ever. Come and bid generously. 2009 Items included:

Experience the longest Zipline in the USA

Autographed Guitar by Phil Keaggy

Filmed Television Fishing Trip with Tony Dotson

Laser Hair Removal

Sports Memorabilia

Amazing works of visual art

A handcrafted old-fashion children's chair

Framed Bible Leaf -1633 A.D. Geneva "Breeches" Bible

Mini-Move from Apex Moving and Storage

Hosts of other incredible items and experiences (more will be posted later!)

Personal Training Sessions - Personal Best Fitness

Building Supplies Certificates - 2 at $500 - Walker Lumber and Hardware

Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Dinner and Show (VIP) Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre

Loews Vanderbilt Hotel stay with Breakfast

Marriott Courtyard stay with Dinner and Nashville Symphony

 

Printed Materials

Please phone or email and we will be pleased to send printed materials concerning this event and all the sponsorship opportunities presented. Additionally, table hosts are provided with printed invitations, personalized by the table host with their contact information, for use in inviting guests to fill their table.

PDF Materials

The main promotional booklet for this event and sponsorship opportunities is available in a slightly revised pdf format.