Class! Publications hosts 10th anniversary fundraiser honoring Cox Communications-Las Vegas
Each year, Class! hosts an annual fundraising gala titled, “An Evening with CLASS!” This special evening brings together leaders in education, business and the community to celebrate the importance of scholastic journalism and its role in preparing young people to be informed and involved citizens of our democracy.
On Saturday, May 2, 2009 beginning with a no-host cocktail reception from 6-7 p.m. and a dinner program lasting from 7-9 p.m., Class! Publications will proudly host its 10th anniversary of An Evening with CLASS! We will honor longtime corporate sponsor Cox Communications-Las Vegas. The telecommunications company is the third largest cable operator in the U.S. and provides cable TV, Internet and telephone service to Southern Nevada. For nearly a decade, Cox Las Vegas has been a strong champion of our organization. They have provided us with technological, financial and governance support, offered us insight into helping evolve our journalism focus, loaned us creative services when we needed it and even held a surprise birthday party at the Class! office on our 12 birthday with cake, punch and 12 laptop computers!
Distinguished speaker at the 2009 Evening with CLASS! will be the Honorable Michael Cherry of the Nevada Supreme Court. Justice Cherry has been a strong advocated for Nevadans throughout his outstanding career. From his early work as a public defender to his current service on the highest court in the state, Justice Cherry offers a unique perspective on our community’s future.
An Evening with Class will take place in the Tiberious Ballroom at Caesars Palace. The event invitation and sponsorship levels with advertising rates are available by clicking the links below, calling Class! at 895-1505 or emailing us at classfundraiser@gmail.com.
Event Invitation
Sponsorship Levels and Advertising Rates
Proceeds from An Evening with Class provide one means by which Class! Publications meets its operational budget that helps provide educational opportunities, student workshops and internship programs. It also makes possible the continued operation of Class!, a free, monthly newspaper produced by, for and about the high school students of Clark County, Nevada.
Keynote speakers have included nationally renowned journalists presenting on the most important topics from politics to foreign affairs. Among these speakers are:
| 2008 |
Sam Abell, National Geographic photographer |
| 2007 |
Dr. Richard Lapchick, human rights activist, scholar and author |
| 2006 |
Mathew Cooper, Time magazine reporter |
| 2005 |
Gwen Ifill, managing editor and moderator of PBS Washington Week in Review |
| 2004 |
Linda Ellerbee, journalist, co-anchor, reporter |
| 2003 |
Steve Kroft, journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent |
| 2002 |
Brian Williams, NBC News reporter and weekend anchor |
| 2001 |
Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspapers columnist |
| 2000 |
Bob Kur, CNN reporter |
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