Sponsorship
We Love Our Sponsors!
The CCAC would like to thank all of our sponsors for their continued support in funding our events and programs and encourage all of our fans to become regular patrons of these organizations that support the arts and our community!
Town of Pineville
Pineville, North Carolina is known as the biggest “small” town around with about 7,300 residents. Here you will find the charm of a community full of friendly faces and a helping hand, complimented by all the amenities that a larger city has to offer-quaint neighborhoods, historic downtown area, finest medical facilities in the Southeast, police and fire protection, telephone and electric company, antique shops on Main Street, park and recreation facilities and thriving retail center anchored by Carolina Place Mall. If it’s shopping you like, Pineville may just be a slice of heaven for you-its got over six million square feet of retail space! Come and see what makes Pineville so special!
Arts & Science Council
The Arts & Science Council (ASC) is:
• The community’s chief advocate for arts, science, history and heritage
• A gatherer and steward of public and private community resources
• An investor of those resources in the cultural sector and community
• The strategic planner for the community’s cultural sector
• The public art agent for the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Education and participation in the arts, science and history are vital to the development of our children and our communities. ASC has funded the Kidz Summer Art Workshop Series for the past 3 years!
Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville
Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville has offered a personal brand of caring to southern Mecklenburg, York and Lancaster counties since 1987. Located at the corner of Hwy. 51 and Park Road in Pineville, CMC-Pineville is a full-service hospital providing comprehensive services and various medical specialties from an array of outstanding, highly trained physicians.
In addition to the health of our area’s families, CMC-Pineville focuses on the care of the community and actively works to promote a healthy lifestyle by contributing to local organizations and schools and providing a range of outreach programs and health seminars.
Food Buy
Foodbuy is the nation’s largest Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), focused exclusively on the $400 billion foodservice marketplace. The company, which manages more than $5+ billion in food and food-related purchasing, offers multi-unit foodservice operators a comprehensive suite of procurement and supply chain services ranging from contract negotiation to fully outsourced purchasing.
Foodbuy has two locations, Atlanta Ga. and Charlotte N.C. Atlanta is home to Foodbuy’s member development, member services, finance, technology, and operations teams.
Based in Charlotte, the contracting team is responsible for negotiating supplier/manufacturing agreements and purchasing contracts. Category managers oversee RFP’s (Request for Proposals) and purchasing functions. The category managers approve all product pricing and purchases in the following categories: poultry, fresh produce, frozen food products, fresh and frozen meat, candy and snacks, dairy and bakery, dry goods, disposables and beverages. In addition, there are category managers who negotiate non-food programs including cell phones, fleet cars, office supplies, and more.
Foodbuy has made a significant investment in our systems, processes, programs and staff of 200+. The can do attitude at Foodbuy has enabled the company to develop innovative procurement solutions and data intelligence capabilities that provide greater value to our members.
Compass Group
Compass Group North America is the leader in foodservice management and support services. By combining fresh ideas with the industry’s greatest talent, we continue to set the standards for food and service excellence.
With associates throughout the US, Mexico and Canada, Compass Group North America had revenues of $9.2 billion in 2009. With 386,000 associates worldwide, its parent company, UK-based Compass Group PLC had revenues of ₤13.4 billion in the year to September 30, 2009.
Our mission is to promote an inclusive environment that values our diverse associates, clients and customers through education and training, customer engagement, community outreach and enhancing partnerships.
Compass Group recognizes that diversity and inclusion means more than embracing differences and similarities; it is an opportunity to grow our business by leveraging the experiences, backgrounds, thoughts, abilities and expectations our associates, clients and customers bring to the organization.
Historic Landmarks Commission
The Commission was created in July 1973 by joint action of the Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. The Commission derives all of its powers from State Enabling Legislation. The fundamental purpose of the Commission is to recommend the designation of properties (real and personal) for historic landmark designation and to secure the preservation of same through exercising design review and through buying and selling endangered historic landmarks.
IKON
IKON Office Solutions, Inc., a Ricoh company, is a leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies, and document management software and systems, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions, implemented and supported by its team of services professionals. IKON leverages the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh, a more than $20 billion global technology innovator, with the experience and reach of its locally based sales and services teams, to provide end-to-end solutions and one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of document management services, including on-site and off-site managed services, technical service and support, and customized workflow design and implementation.
IKON integrates and applies industry-leading expertise and innovative technology to help companies meet today’s complex document workflow demands and prepare them for tomorrow’s challenges. IKON provides customized, scalable solutions that streamline every phase of the document lifecycle – from input to output, as well as distribution, storage and retrieval.
IKON enables companies in every market space to:
• Recognize and reduce document-related costs
• Improve communication with clients and suppliers
• Streamline information access and sharing
• Automate time-consuming manual tasks
Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas is the trusted natural gas provider for more than 1 million residential and business customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. We’ve been in operation for more than 50 years. We believe our success is due to the high-quality service we provide, and to the relationships we’ve formed in our communities.
Piedmont Natural Gas employees work and live in the communities we serve. We are active participants in our communities and provide time and resources to promote and improve local economic and social vitality.
Piedmont contributes to many programs annually, including Share the Warmth, a program that assists neighbors who need help paying their home energy bills.
Piedmont supports a number of initiatives in support of our customers, employees, people and organizations in our communities.
The Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation was established in 2004 to support nonprofit organizations. Since its inception, the Foundation has invested more than $4 million in the communities we serve.
Melody V.
Melody V. strives to create imagery that brings joy through beauty and positive self image into the homes of everyday people.
Melody V. Cassen, is the signature artist and founder of Melody V. Combining photography with other visual elements, such as graphics and textures, to create something beyond a simple photograph, Melody finds inspiration in Nature, history and different cultures. All artwork is original.
To see more of Melody’s commercial work and blog, please visit her website.
2009 Gala & Silent Auction Sponsors
The CCAC proudly recognizes the contributions made by the Silent Auction donors and encourages all of our members and fans to become regular patrons of these great establishments!
CCAC would also like to thank the following artists that donated their pieces, time and/or talent for this event including Han Cashion, Carol Newman, Kathy Oda, Rick Stone, Rick Johnson, Lambeth Marshall, Denise Torrance, Jodi Hummer, Michelle Greenberg, Barbara Monticello, Gaye List, Sarah Stabley, Cyndee Everman, Jayne & Tony Buckley, Amissville, Jerry Herbert and Ken Roache.
We would also like to thank the following companies that donated their goods and/or services to help make this silent auction a success: The Golf Village, Avante Salon, Bodywise Personal Training, Urbana City Spa, St. John’s Photography, The Jewelry Shop, The Yarn Shop by Rainy Day Creations, Inc., Cristie’s On Main, Lucy & Co., Persian Rug Shop, Bella Studios, Z Home Furnishings, Network Legal, Silver Fox Limo, Maestro’s Bistro, Riccio’s Restaurant, Tyndall Furniture as well as the following:
