2010 Wings of Mercy Ball

The Saint Joseph’s Mercy Foundation’s 22nd Annual Wings of Mercy Ball will be held Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Piedmont Driving Club. This year’s theme is Magical Mystery, “Unlocking the Magic of Mercy.” The black tie evening will feature a seated dinner and dancing to the music of The Return and the Heather Hayes
Band.

Guests will have the opportunity to bid on an assortment of exciting and interesting silent auction items. “We’re anticipating record support for the Mercy
Care Clinic and for the mobile health coaches serving those in need in our communities,” says Mrs. Charlene DeBorde, Wings of Mercy Ball chair. This year, the gala will gather over 400 guests at its celebration on Saturday May 1, 2010, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Piedmont Driving Club.

The affair will include a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner, music, and a ceremony revealing this year’s Wings of Mercy Award recipient. The award recognizes an outstanding individual or family who has committed time, service and support to Saint Joseph’s and helped further the healing mission of the Sisters of Mercy. Proceeds are dedicated to Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care Services, one of Atlanta’s oldest and largest community outreach programs serving the homeless, uninsured and immigrant populations in Atlanta.

Mercy Care Services was created in 1985 to continue the community outreach in downtown Atlanta begun by the Sisters of Mercy in 1880, when they established Atlanta’s first permanent hospital, Saint Joseph’s. Mercy Care Services was created in 1985 by volunteer nurses and physicians and grew from modest beginnings into a medical facility; that provides an efficient, integrated system of primary health care, education and social services reaching thousands of persons in need throughout Atlanta each year.

The 2010 Wings of Mercy Ball committee invites you to support this worthwhile cause and enjoy this black-tie evening of celebration. Tickets are $300 per person. For tickets and information, please call 678-843-7521.

Above: Frank DeBorde, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, Charlene DeBorde, Wings of Mercy Ball Chair, Maria Ludi, President of WINGS, Dr. Gary Ludi, General Surgeon, Vice Chief of Staff, Saint Joseph's Hospital. Photo by Cory Hortman.