Southern Wine and Spirits of Kentucky - Mint Jubilee Gala
Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky, a division of Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc. is the signature sponsor for The Mint Jubilee Gala that is held annually in May, according to Will Conniff, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky and Illinois. This event benefits the James Graham Brown Cancer Center and its Mint Jubilee Cancer Resource Center and Gilda’s Club Louisville.
This black tie event, which began in 1997, is held at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky on the eve of the Kentucky Derby each year. In 2007, more than 1,400 people including Hollywood stars, business people, derby guests and people from all walks of life attended this event.
The James Graham Brown Cancer Center is one of our community’s leading facilities in the treatment of cancer. The center is within its final push toward National Cancer Institute designation. The Mint Jubilee Resource Center assists patients and families in dealing with the physical and psychological challenges of cancer. Gilda’s Club is a special place where all cancer patients and their families join with others to build social and emotional support. The funds from the Mint Jubilee Gala will go a long way toward supporting these endeavors.
Southern Wine and Spirits of Kentucky has just completed its support under an initial 3-year sponsorship commitment to this event. During this time Southern Wine and Spirits of Kentucky has contributed $390,000 in support. Beginning in 2008, Southern Wine and Spirits of Kentucky has agreed to extend its’ support as the events signature sponsor over the next five years at a minimum total contribution of $500,000 during that time period. To find out more about the event, please visit www.mintjubilee.org
Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky: Holiday Project/Salvation Army/St. Joseph Children Home/Fairdale Ministries.
For the 8th consecutive year, the employees of Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky, a division of Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc., showed their generosity by helping needy families during the Holiday Season. The families were selected in conjunction with the local Salvation Army, according to Will Conniff, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky and Illinois.
In 2008, Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky sponsored a total of 11 families. The families were located in Owensboro (2), Lexington (3), Covington (2), and Louisville (4). In addition, we sponsored 15 young people from the St. Joseph Children Home in Louisville. This was the first time we had worked with the St. Joseph Children Home with our Holiday Project. The support from Southern Wine & Spirits employees was overwhelming.
In total, team members at Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky donated $3298.00. In addition, Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky gave a matching donation of $3000.00, raising almost $7,000.00 for this deserving cause. This amount does not include gifts purchased individually by Southern Wine & Spirits employees. All children received at least 2- 3 outfits, which included shirts, pants, tennis shoes, jackets, toys, bikes and other gifts. Each family also received a Kroger gift certificate for a Holiday dinner.
This program has been in operation since 1998 and is supervised by Chris Hagan, Human Resources Manager for Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky. Mr. Hagan said that the Company’s employees were glad to assist these families during the Holiday season, and it is proud to participate in this particular effort, as we do for many other charities, and we continue to want to play a constructive role in these efforts across Kentucky.
Mr. Hagan noted that the Company has received written thank you notes from the organizations as well as thank you cards from the family members including the children.