The Casey Cares 24th Annual Totally 80's Gala was a rad night celebrating all of Casey Cares amazing programs and activities for critically ill children!
Beginning with a sparkling cocktail hour that included amazing food, drinks, a classic 80's prom backdrop, and live jazz music, guests immediately were taken back to the 80's! They even got to take pictures with the Charm City Ghostbusters group who made sure that our event was ghost-free!
The fun was emceed by the fantastic Weather Channel meteorologist and longtime Casey Cares supporter Lynette Charles and newcomer Stevie Daniels, the Weekday Morning meteorologist at WMAR.
Guests bid on amazing live and silent auction items - destination trips, a Jimmy Buffet guitar, VIP tickets to a Washington Capitals game, and more!
In addition, we showed a video highlighting one of our Casey Cares families. Micah is 6 years old and diagnosed with LAMA2 congenital muscular dystrophy. The video, sponsored by the Bostwick Family, illustrated the journey that Micah and his family have gone through and how much Casey Cares continues to support them. You can watch the video here.
The night ended with happy guests showing off their dancing skills!
A massive thanks to the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions, Arco Management Corp/MMS Group, Arfaa Law Group, CohnReznick, King & Spalding LLP, The Bostwick Family, and Weltchek Mallahan & Weltchek for your generous sponsorships!
Gold Sponsors: Carding Group, EagleBank, Gragg Cardona Souadi, Henry A. Strohminger Family Foundation, MileOne, and Paul Capodanno with Capitol Wealth Management Group
Silver Sponsors: DiMayo Family Foundation, Ellin & Tucker, Live! Casino & Hotel, Reno & Cavanaugh, Salsbury Sullivan Law, and The Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
Bronze Sponsors: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Constellation, CR of Maryland, Fulton Bank, Goodman-Gable-Gould, Adjusters International, Goulston & Storrs, Heineken, Janice & Greg Gallagher, Riverdrop Coaching & Consulting, Ruppert Properties, and Sons of The American Legion
Thank you to our wonderful media and in-kind sponsors: HeidnSeek Entertainment, DowntownDiane.net, WCBM Talk Radio, Bridge Tower Media - The Daily Record, Baltimore Magazine, Focus On Women Magazine, CityPeek, Atlantic Caterers, Berger Cookies, Charm City Ghostbusters, Electric Events DC, Tom Reyes & Friends, Triangle Sign Services, and White Clover Floral Events
Casey Cares founder and executive director Casey Baynes, presented our annual Champion of Children Awards to Natalie Arteen and Kevin Ebert from M&T Bank. As the recipient of our Champion of Children Award, M&T Bank has been a devoted supporter of Casey Cares families since 2007. From suite tickets to Capitals, Flyers, Wizards, and NCAA games to amazing concerts like Dua Lipa, Jonas Brothers and John Mayer, to sponsorships of our major yearly fundraisers, M&T Bank has made a significant difference in the lives of those we serve.
Casey Cares also wants to extend our thanks to Peter Watts from Five Arrows Photography and Teza Monet for the incredible pictures of the gala.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support for Casey Cares, our programs, and most of all, the over 1,600 kids and families we serve! Check out more gala photos here! If you could not make it to our Gala and want to make a donation, please do today!