Submitted by Okemo Mtn Resort
On Jan. 28, Okemo Valley residents and Okemo Mountain fans will fancy up their finest flannel shirts, denim and work boots for the premier social event of the season. Flannel with Flair, an Okemo Community Challenge benefit, will take place in the Roundhouse at Jackson Gore, from 7 p.m. until the cows come home.
Following cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, attendees will enjoy dinner prepared by Okemo Executive Chef Scot Emerson and his Coleman Brook Tavern staff. Music by The Master Cylinders will keep those work boots stompin’ on the dance floor all night long.
Since its inception, the Ski Ball has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist educational and charitable endeavors in Ludlow and the surrounding communities. The Okemo Community Challenge was founded to benefit students in the elementary and high schools in Cavendish, Chester, Mount Holly, Ludlow, Plymouth, and Springfield. In the early years, OCC focused on updating technology in classrooms, then moved to provide and sustain opportunities to integrate the arts into core curriculum, to support teacher partnership and collaboration, and to further professional development. It played a role in fostering relationships between the local schools and community organizations with “partnership” grants, helping students gain a better understanding of their communities and the impact they can have as contributing citizens. This year, Flannel with Flair will continue the Ski Ball tradition, generating funds for OCC to offer challenge grants to worthy nonprofit organizations in the community.
For more information, or to reserve seating, call Joyce Washburn at (802) 228-1965, before Jan. 20. Contact Kathy Burns at (802) 228-8877 regarding donations.
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