Steve Pace, executive director of AIDS Interfaith Network, has announced that Texas Instruments has signed on as presenting sponsor of AIN’s annual spring fundraising party, The Bloomin’ Ball: Sowing Seeds of Hope.
Pace said this marks the first major sponsorship for Bloomin’ Ball, but he noted that TI has long been a benefactor for the AIDS services organization, having contributed about $300,000 to AIN since 2003.
Andy Smith, director of corporate philanthropy at TI, said, “TI is a company that believes strongly in inclusion and giving back to the community. Proceeds from the Bloomin’ Ball benefit the programs of AIN, which literally change lives and provide clients with help and hope.”
The 2011 Bloomin’ Ball is scheduled for May 7, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, with Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld, both of whom work at TI, as co-chairs, and Tim and Thom DeWitt as honorary co-chairs. Sponsorships and tickets are available online at AIDSInterfaithNetwork.org.
