DALLAS—On Tuesday, April 26, 2011, Alliance Data will host the 10-year anniversary of “A Special Evening with Willie Nelson” to benefit LaunchAbility, a 47-year, Dallas-based non-profit that works to build independence for individuals with developmental disabilities. Headlining this year’s concert at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, the legendary, multiple-Grammy-award winning Willie Nelson will perform songs from his repertoire that includes classics such as "Georgia On My Mind", "On The Road Again", "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain", Whiskey River", and many others.
Alliance Data’s decade-long partnership with LaunchAbility can best be described as truly multifaceted. Providing and also going beyond financial donations, Alliance Data employs four LaunchAbility clients and company associates regularly jump at the chance to volunteer with the agency. "Our four LaunchAbility clients are among our most hardworking employees. Hiring people with special needs isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also good business," said Ed Heffernan, president and CEO of Alliance Data. "Our employees have made it clear that the giving-back part of our culture means a lot to them, and they’re eager to get out there and make a difference in communities across the country. Our Dallas-based associates are very proud of our 10-year partnership with LaunchAbility; their support of the agency grows stronger each year."
"The partnership LaunchAbility and Alliance Data have cultivated over the years is crucial to our organization and to all of the special needs individuals we serve," said LaunchAbility CEO Cathy Packard. "With Alliance Data's help and support on so many levels, we are able to improve even more lives and help more people live independently, year after year. For a corporate partner to not only support us financially, but also make a commitment to employ our dedicated clients and volunteer to help us when we need it demonstrates they and their employees more than just want to support us—they deep-down believe in our mission."
Visit launchability.org to get your tickets before they’re gone.
Event details—
What: A Special Evening with Willie Nelson, hosted by Alliance Data
Benefiting: LaunchAbility
When: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Where: At the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, in Dallas
Why: A Special Evening hosted by Alliance Data is in its 10th consecutive year benefiting LaunchAbility. The annual concert series, designed to raise awareness about the agency, is LaunchAbility's biggest annual fundraiser—making it possible for LaunchAbility to continue its 47-year mission to build independence for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Thought-provoking fact: Each person with special needs—such as LaunchAbility clients—placed in a full-time job saves taxpayers more than $40,000 per year in reduced need for social services.
About the concert: Over the past decade, A Special Evening has raised more than $1.5 million and allowed LaunchAbility to continually expand its award-winning programs to help even more special-needs children and adults. Proceeds from A Special Evening directly benefit two LaunchAbility initiatives: Supported Employment Services (SES), which helps capable people with cognitive disabilities (such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and others) train for, find, and keep good jobs; and the Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) program pays for specialists to provide a greater chance for success in school to babies and toddlers with developmental disabilities and delays.
Public ticket info: Tickets range in price from $45 to $175, and they're going fast. Purchase yours today through launchability.org.
For additional information regarding Alliance Data’s partnership with LaunchAbility and the Special Evening annual concert series, contact Alyson Evans at alyson.evans@alliancedata.com or 214-494-3818.
Alliance Data’s decade-long partnership with LaunchAbility can best be described as truly multifaceted. Providing and also going beyond financial donations, Alliance Data employs four LaunchAbility clients and company associates regularly jump at the chance to volunteer with the agency. "Our four LaunchAbility clients are among our most hardworking employees. Hiring people with special needs isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also good business," said Ed Heffernan, president and CEO of Alliance Data. "Our employees have made it clear that the giving-back part of our culture means a lot to them, and they’re eager to get out there and make a difference in communities across the country. Our Dallas-based associates are very proud of our 10-year partnership with LaunchAbility; their support of the agency grows stronger each year."
"The partnership LaunchAbility and Alliance Data have cultivated over the years is crucial to our organization and to all of the special needs individuals we serve," said LaunchAbility CEO Cathy Packard. "With Alliance Data's help and support on so many levels, we are able to improve even more lives and help more people live independently, year after year. For a corporate partner to not only support us financially, but also make a commitment to employ our dedicated clients and volunteer to help us when we need it demonstrates they and their employees more than just want to support us—they deep-down believe in our mission."
Visit launchability.org to get your tickets before they’re gone.
Event details—
What: A Special Evening with Willie Nelson, hosted by Alliance Data
Benefiting: LaunchAbility
When: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Where: At the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, in Dallas
Why: A Special Evening hosted by Alliance Data is in its 10th consecutive year benefiting LaunchAbility. The annual concert series, designed to raise awareness about the agency, is LaunchAbility's biggest annual fundraiser—making it possible for LaunchAbility to continue its 47-year mission to build independence for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Thought-provoking fact: Each person with special needs—such as LaunchAbility clients—placed in a full-time job saves taxpayers more than $40,000 per year in reduced need for social services.
About the concert: Over the past decade, A Special Evening has raised more than $1.5 million and allowed LaunchAbility to continually expand its award-winning programs to help even more special-needs children and adults. Proceeds from A Special Evening directly benefit two LaunchAbility initiatives: Supported Employment Services (SES), which helps capable people with cognitive disabilities (such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and others) train for, find, and keep good jobs; and the Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) program pays for specialists to provide a greater chance for success in school to babies and toddlers with developmental disabilities and delays.
Public ticket info: Tickets range in price from $45 to $175, and they're going fast. Purchase yours today through launchability.org.
For additional information regarding Alliance Data’s partnership with LaunchAbility and the Special Evening annual concert series, contact Alyson Evans at alyson.evans@alliancedata.com or 214-494-3818.