For Immediate Release
August 12, 2009
Contacts:
Roberta Longworth 703-324-8300
Celebrate and Enhance Your Library at A Platinum Jubilee!
Fairfax,
VA – The Fairfax Library Foundation proudly hosts A
Platinum Jubilee! Celebrating 70 years of Fairfax County Library
service (1939-2009). All proceeds from this unique celebration,
chaired by Sally Merten and Sushma Shenoy, will support valuable library
programs & services. A Platinum Jubilee! will
take place on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00
p.m. at The Mathy House, home of George Mason University President
Alan & Sally Merten.
Library lovers are invited to don party attire for a jubilant reception featuring the lively George Mason University Jazz Ensemble led by Jim Carroll plus a full assortment of refreshments and delectable hors d’oeuvres. Bidders will vie for the opportunity to golf at Hidden Creek Country Club, watch the Redskins from Club Seats, enjoy an authentic Indian dinner, experience a Tuscan themed dinner party, relax on a spa vacation getaway, and much more in silent & live auctions by Quinn’s Auction Galleries!
“A Platinum Jubilee! will not only be an enjoyable evening for attendees,” says the foundation’s executive director, Bobbi Longworth, “but it will also make a positive difference because 100% of proceeds will support summer reading, literacy outreach, tutoring, job search assistance and many other library services that are increasingly demanded by individuals who live, work or study in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax.”
A limited number of tickets remain available. Visit A Platinum Jubilee! to view the invitation, auction updates and sponsorship opportunities for this event.
Fairfax County Public Library Foundation, Inc., doing business as Fairfax Library Foundation, is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to providing supplementary support to the Fairfax County Public Library. The Foundation, while reinforcing the need for continued and increased public support for the library, serves as a catalyst for attracting private funding from individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations to enhance library services for our community.