Event Recap: National Hospice Foundation Gala

Nonprofit client’s are the heart of RGI events. They make up 60%+ of our client base. Working events that are dedicated to benefitting the greater good are so deeply meaningful for each and every one of our team - and today are looking back on a particularly meaningful gala we coordinated for the National Hospice Foundation. Over the past 15 years RGI events has produced events for nonprofits resulting in over 1 billion dollars in fundraising. The impact of the stages we build is truly immeasurable – and that is a great honor.

We had the honor of assisting the National Hospice Foundation in organizing a gala that celebrated the service workers in hospice care. The night included cocktails, dinner, dancing, entertainment, and an auction to raise funds to ensure the best care possible for their patients and their patients families. RGI had the privilege to creating unique programmatic aspects of the evening that also spotlighted their military veterans.

We were charged to provide a complete full-scale planning experience for the non-profit organization — from venue selections and design, to vendors and logistics for auction solicitation and management. The evening featured a traditional honorary program with a salute to service, color guard, fundraising, donation pledges, and inspiring stories. 

The gala was held at The Marriott Wardman Park and had a little over five hundred guests in attendance.  While the VIP reception began at 5:30 pm in the balconies, the night didn’t officially begin until 6:30 pm when doors opened for cocktails, a live performance by PopCulture Strings, and a silent auction.

The gala was successful in raising over $40,000 on-site from these auctions and donations combined. It’s thoroughly rewarding to enable people to get together and see them develop community, celebrating all that their cohort does for others. This event is one of many reasons why we love doing what we do so passionately!