THE GALA to Benefit Africare

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International Visions - The Gallery

Cordially invites you to our Tenth Anniversary Celebration

The Gala to Benefit Africare

The Washington Club
15 Dupont Circle
Washington, DC 20008

Friday, March 30, 2007 ~ 6:30-11:30 PM

Dr. JC Hayward Channel Nine News
Mistress of Ceremonies

Honorees
Sam Gilliam
and
Howard University Department of Art

6:30 ~7:30-Reception and Silent Auction
7:30 ~9:30-Dinner and Presentations
9:30 ~11:30- Musical Presentations
Featuring:
Brother Ah ~African Drummers and Dancers
Brazilian Samba Trio Band and Dancers

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ATTENDANCE: 300

TICKET PRICES: Tickets are $100 per person and Tables of 8 are $800 each (forty percent of each is fully tax-deductible)

HIGHLIGHTS: Live Music, Dinner, Featured Speakers, Live Auction, Silent Auction

BACKGROUND: International Visions – The Gallery is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by holding a gala to benefit Africare.

International Visions - The Gallery's mission is to exhibit and promote multi-cultural original work by national and international artists. International Visions presents visual art exhibitions and special cultural traditions in dance, music, theater and the literary arts. Through art, The Gallery’s goal is to become a geographical link between people, cultures, and beliefs.

Africare has been helping African peoples improve their quality of life, their personal well-being and their world for 37 years. Africare creates an environment where children are educated and nurtured, families have adequate food, shelter, clothing and health care, natural resources are protected, women are empowered and communities live peaceably.

There are four different levels of corporate and individual sponsorships available for THE GALA:

Gnawa ~ $10,000+ Makossa ~ $5,000 to $10,000
Gnawa is a style of Morrocan music with Sub-Saharan Makossa is a form of music that emerged from Cameroon
roots. Gnawa music is associated with healing rituals and bears the influence of Jazz and Rhumba. Its
and has strong ties to the Blues and Brazilian music. prominent bass rhythm lends to celebration and dance.

Rai ~ $1,000 to $5,000 Wassoulou ~ $100 to $1,000
Rai is a form of Algerian music based in Bedouin folk Wassoulou is a passionate lyrical and instrumental music
culture. It is symbolic of social protest and its from Mali. Performed by women and symbolic of womanhood,
lyrics often decry poverty, suffering and repression. it addresses issues such as fertility and maternity.

Sponsors receive recognition in several ways. You will be included in all press releases and Gala printings as well as in gallery mailings and the Africare annual report. Gnawa and Makossa sponsors will receive a table for eight and Rai and Wassoulou sponsors will receive a half table (4 seats) at the event. Most importantly, forty cents of each sponsorship dollar goes directly to Africare and forty percent of your donation is fully tax-deductible.

In-kind donations of goods, such as items for our live or silent auction, are also welcome and forty percent of the retail value of those items is tax-deductible.

For more information, please contact:

International Visions – The Gallery
2629 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 234-5112