Thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, auction donors and guests that made the 2008 Black Tie Gala a big success. Special thanks to Gail & Kent Newbury, Boates & Crump, We Care at Anthem, State Representatives for District 6, Sam Crump and Doug Clark, as well as Craig Boates, president Deer Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Eric Kilstrom, president Anthem Chamber of Commerce.

Special thanks to our fabulous entertainment: The Messinger Band, AZDance Group, and T.A. Burrows

Gala Sponsors: Arizona Lottery, Gutowski Cabinet Works, ImagesAZ, The Desert Advocate