Charity Corner
Art for the Bridge
Event Information
Art For The Bridge raises funds for The Bridge Breast Network, a non-profit organization that links uninsured and underserved individuals to life-saving breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The impact is great! For each $1 raised, The Bridge Breast Network of healthcare professionals provides $10 of life-saving medical care. Since its inception in 1992, the network has supported more than 78,000 individuals in 16 North Texas counties.
Art For The Bridge presents a huge opportunity to impact the following startling statistics:
· 1 in 4 Texans are uninsured (most of who are employed)
· Breast cancer affects 1 in 7 women, and 2 of these 7 are uninsured
· Uninsured women are more likely to be daignosed at stage III or IV
· Uninsured women are 60% more likely to die
In 2007, Art For The Bridge organized an Art Auction Preview Party and a Black Tie Artist's Dinner. Both events 100% underwritten by individual and corporate sponsors so that every leveraged dollar raised goes directly to providing health care. The auction raised and donated $100,000 to The Bridge Breast Network. With each one of these dollars providing ten times its value in care, The Bridge will provide a total of $1 million of services in 2008.
DATES
Artists’ Reception and Preview Party
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Women’s Museum
3800 Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX 75226
Drink, dance to the disco band Le Freak, and be the first to bid on the art. Join us and celebrate the artists, collectors and gallery directors who
have participated.
Black Tie Dinner and Art Auction
Saturday, September 13, 2008
The Women’s Museum
3800 Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX 75226
The Black Tie Dinner is an exclusive event featuring the swing band Johnny Reno, a live auction, and a continuation of the silent art auction.
