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BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO

GRACE 20th annual Gala breaks records

impacted their lives, he said. “[They were] representative of the tens of thou- sands of clients that come to us each year,” he said. The impact The Gala is situated at the start of GRACE’s scal year and sets the tone for the organization as it proceeds in its relief eorts, Woolverton said. Com- bined revenue from its next two largest events—a poker tournament and bingo, which occur early in the year—still don’t match proceeds from the Gala. Revenue from this year’s Gala will go toward GRACE’s housing and hunger services, which con- tinue to expand in the face of growing need, he said. Housing services includes a two-year transitional housing program that provides accommodations for families that are imminently homeless. Hunger services includes the food pantry program. “The more successful we are at fundraising with the Gala, the better o we are and the more people we can serve throughout the year,” Woolverton said.

Nonprot agency Grapevine Relief and Commu- nity Exchange’s annual gala broke records in 2023, with the event selling out the earliest it has in the organization’s history, said GRACE’s Chief Finan- cial Development Ocer Mark Woolverton. The Gala is the organization’s largest fundraising event each year, he said. The event takes nearly a year to plan. This year’s event was Nov. 4 and marked its 20th anniversary. The details Funds are raised through sponsorships as well as silent auction campaigns. This year’s auction prizes included a trip to Mayakoba, Mexico; Moxie scoot- ers; and a stay in the Hotel Vin Autograph Collection presidential suite with a package that featured dinner, drinking and dancing, Woolverton said. In order to bring more emotion to the event, GRACE selected individuals and groups who were recipients of its relief services and played videos of them telling their stories and how the organization

Nonprot relief agency GRACE held its 20th annual Gala on Nov. 4 at the Irving Convention Center.

COURTESY GRACE GRAPEVINE

GRACE Gala yearly revenue The data displays the total revenue before expenses for the Gala each year. Revenue from 2023 is not yet available, but was expected to top 2022’s Gala revenue.

$1.2M

$599,897

$900K

$600K

$1,073,706

$300K

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

SOURCE: GRACE GRAPEVINECOMMUNITY IMPACT

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