Click here for the great article in Pleasanton Patch on the results of our first ever Ball at the Mall! Thank you to all those who supported and attended our event. What a great night of celebration and fundraising!

Did you see today’s Pleasanton Weekly Express? Check us out! The Ball at the Mall is making headlines!

Giant Ball to Drop at New Year’s Eve Blowout at Transformed Stoneridge Shopping Center
Benefits four Tri-Valley Children’s Charities

FACT: New York City is a long way to go to see a ball drop! FACT:The cost of a black tie night out at a San Francisco Hotel can set you back well into the New Year. Enter the “Ball at the Mall!” The first annual Tri Valley New Year’s Eve celebration joins an east coast tradition with affordability. Pleasanton’s Stoneridge Shopping Center will be transformed into a massive “after hours” party, featuring live music, complimentary champagne at midnight, food stations, passed hors d’ouevres and nine no-host bars sprinkled about the million square foot facility.

Proceeds from the party of the year benefit four local children’s charities. Ticket prices are $75 per person for general admission and $100 per person for access to the VIP lounge, which includes cocktail service and premium seating. Special packages are available for groups of 8 or more.

“Ball at the Mall’ will be a fantastic way for Bay Area residents to play inside a mall after the stores close, with food and drink in one hand, all the while knowing the kids in our community will benefit,” says co-chair Mitch Sigman, President Elect of Pleasanton North Rotary, the underwriter of the event. “This is a great option for people who are looking for something they’ve never done before. The evening promises to be better than the same old house party!”

Disco cover-band “The Afrodisiacs” will perform throughout the 9pm to 1am gala. Guests can also cozy up to a traditional piano bar.

Tickets can be purchased at www.theballatthemall.org or at Stoneridge Guest Services, located in Stoneridge’s Grand Court. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal. Checks can be made payable to Pleasanton North Rotary, a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Guests who want the full New Year’s experience are being offered special deals from a host of Tri Valley businesses. Looking for a limo or town car? Pleasanton’s Black Tie Transportation is offering transportation deals for $199. Local hotel packages, including complimentary shuttle service begin at $129. The Men’s Warehouse, located in the Stoneridge Shopping Center and a sponsor of the event, is offering $20 off tuxedo rental packages, with select rentals beginning at $49.99. Babysitter services are also available. Information for all specials can be found at www.theballatthemall.org.

The four local children’s charities benefitting from the event include:

*Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation – Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation is a community-based organization which exists to enhance learning experiences for students of the Pleasanton Unified School Distict. (http://www.ppie.org).

*Dublin Partners in Education – Dublin Partners in Education maximizes resources and enriches the learning experiences for all students of the Dublin Unified School district. (http://www.dublin.k12.ca.us/vnews/display.v/SEC/DPIE).

*School of Imagination and Happy Talkers – The School of Imagination offers families educational, developmental and enrichment services to ensure that their young children’s individual needs and true potential are discovered. Call 877.KIDS.TLC (543-7852) for more information, or visit (http://soi4kids.org).

*Axis Community Health – Axis Community Health provides more that 5,000 pediatric medical visits each year for children in the community who otherwise would not receive care. . (http://axishealth.org).

Sponsors for the “Ball at the Mall” include: Pleasanton North Rotary, Diablo Magazine, Black Tie Transportation Worldwide, Stoneridge Shopping Center, 101.7 KKIQ, Men’s Wearhouse, CaterBid, Attention! Business Communications, The Studio, TriValley California, Complete Business Systems, Royal Restrooms and Club Sport.

For media opportunities to help promote this charitable cause, and for further information, please contact Mitch Sigman at 1-877-KIDS.TLC ext 718 or press@theballatthemall.org.

Check out the awesome display that we’ll have at Ball at the Mall courtesy of The Men’s Warehouse. If you haven’t ordered your tickets it’s not too late but the clock is ticking! There are just nine days til New Year’s Eve!!! Order your tickets today!

The Pleasanton Patch just did a fabulous write-up on Ball at the Mall. Check it out!

Did you see this week’s edition of the Pleasanton Weekly? It featured a cover story on Stoneridge Shopping Center’s 30th anniversary which will be commemorated, in part, by this year’s first ever Ball at the Mall! Click here to read the entire story:

Pleasanton North Rotary will present The New Years Eve Ball at the Mall on December 31, 2010 from 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. at Stoneridge Shopping Center. The event, at One Stoneridge Mall Road, in Pleasanton, Calif., will benefit four local organizations serving children: Axis Community Health, Dublin Partners in Education, Pleasanton Partnerships in Education and The School of Imagination.

The gala dance party event, for adults over 21, will feature live music, DJ Brad Kinney of Brad Kinney Productions as Master of Ceremonies and spinner of recorded music, and a piano bar for those who enjoy quieter entertainment. Cocktail food and several no-host bars will be situated at various locations throughout the Mall’s common areas and complimentary champagne in commemorative glasses will be served to toast the New Year at midnight.

The event is being led by Pleasanton North Rotarians, Bill Wheeler, CEO of Black Tie Transportation and Mitch Sigman, Co-Founder of School of Imagination and Happy Talkers. “There is nothing more important than the education and health of our children,” Sigman says. “The New Years Eve Ball at the Mall will be a fun and festive opportunity to help our children while celebrating New Years with friends and neighbors, safely and close to home.

“Stoneridge Shopping Center, with a capacity for thousands and already beautifully decorated for the holidays, stepped up with enthusiasm when we approached them to host this benefit for the community. Dublin and Pleasanton Schools are in a race to sell tickets.  Everyone wants to be involved. You can really feel the excitement!”

The New Year’s Eve Ball at the Mall is open to adults 21 years and older. Admission is $75 per person or $100 per person for VIP admission, which includes priority registration and cocktail service. Tickets are now available for purchase online at http://theballatthemall.org or at the Information counter in the Stoneridge Shopping Center main concourse.

About the Beneficiaries
Axis Community Health provides more that 5,000 pediatric medical visits each year for children in the community who otherwise would not receive care.  

http://www.axishealth.org)

Dublin Partners in Education maximizes resources and enriches the learning experiences for all students of the Dublin Unified School District. (http://www.dublin.k12.ca.us/vnews/display.v/SEC/DPIE)

Pleasanton Partnerships in Education is a community-based organization which exists to enhance learning experiences for students of the Pleasanton Unified School District. (http://www.ppie.org)

The School of Imagination offers families educational, developmental and enrichment services to ensure that their young children’s individual needs and true potential are discovered. (http://www.soi4kids.org)

Click here to view Channel 30′s special PSA to promote our upcoming Ball at the Mall. Are you ready to place your order for tickets? If so, click here to reserve your tickets now.

Plans are well underway for the Ball At the Mall. Friends, organizers and sponsors of Ball at the Mall recently gathered at Stoneridge Mall to make a toast, begin the New Year’s Eve celebration and begin promotion of this exciting event! Ready to order your tickets? Click here to place your order now.

From L-R: Debbie Moore, Black Tie Transportation, Michele Bowen, Celebrate EventsBrian Damiani, Pleasanton North Rotary, Charlene Sigman, School of Imagination & Happy Talkers, Mitch Sigman, Pleasanton North Rotary, Carrie Williams, Stoneridge Shopping Center, David Louie, 6th Sense Consulting