The 4th Annual Patriot Gala Event Returns November 6

The 4th annual Patriot Gala will take place on Saturday, November 6 at Quail Hollow Country Club. Guests will enjoy a five-star meal, be moved by honored military speakers, and have the opportunity to speak with current and past members of our armed services.

Patriot Gala emcee Erica Bryant Erica Patriot Gala emcee Erica Bryant

The Gala is the premier black-tie event to benefit wounded warriors, along with their families, returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a worthy and timely cause as more and more of our young men and women are returning from military action with catastrophic injuries that will affect the rest of their lives. Conservative estimates are that there will be over 355,000 men and women with some disabling injury from action entering an already over-burdened military healthcare system.

The Patriot Gala provides an opportunity for Charlotte to support a local grassroots non-profit. The evening includes the finest in wine and food, a 21-gun salute, a special tribute to our fallen warriors from North and South Carolina who have died in the line of duty, champagne toasts, one-of-a-kind live and silent auctions, and dancing. WSOC-TV anchor Erica Bryant will emcee the event.

Chas Fagan Creates Bronze Sculpture for The Patriot Gala

Chas Fagan, whose name and reputation are recognized from coast to coast as a sculptor and landscape and portrait artist, will donate a bronze sculpture he created exclusively for The Patriot Gala. The work entitled “The Free Never Forget” is Mr. Fagan’s interpretation of the famous Battlefield Cross and will be a featured live auction item for this year’s Patriot Gala. A Yale graduate, Mr. Fagan’s commissioned pieces include a portrait of Barbara Bush for the White House, sculptures of Neil Armstrong for Washington, D.C. and President George H.W. Bush for the city of Houston and a statue of President Ronald Reagan for The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation that is displayed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Locally, he was commissioned by the May 20th Society to produce “The Spirit of Mecklenburg”, a heroic size statue of Captain James Jack. Chas Fagan is represented locally by Shain Gallery.

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s event at patriotcharities.org. You may also make a personal donation at patriotcharities.org.

For more information, please call 704.496.2794 or 704.533.3796 or visit the Patriot Gala web site at patriotcharities.org.

Geoffrey Johnson’s Street Crowd II will be auctioned at the Patriot Art Auction at Shain Gallery on Thursday, October 7th. Street-Crowd Geoffrey Johnson’s Street Crowd II will be auctioned at the Patriot Art Auction at Shain Gallery on Thursday, October 7th. For more Positively Local stories and exciting Charlotte events and happening please visit Charlotte Living Magazine.

About the Patriot Gala The Patriot Gala is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 charity and is part of The Patriot Charities. The purpose of The Patriot Charities is to raise funds to financially support non-profit organizations and local programs with the Carolinas concerned with the immediate welfare, care and support for our military and their families wounded in ongoing military operations. The Patriot Brawl and The Patriot Festival are scheduled for April and May, respectively, in 2011. For a complete listing of scheduled events, visit patriotcharities.org.

Patriot Art Auction at Shain Gallery October 7 Gabrielle Shain-Bryson will be hosting The Patriot Art Auction on Thursday, October 7 at Shain Gallery on Selwyn Avenue. Nationally renowned artist Geoffrey Johnson will donate his painting, Street Crowd II, to be auctioned at this event, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting The Patriot Gala. This is the second year Geoffrey Johnson has donated one of his works to benefit a cause that he and his wife are very dedicated to.