Noah Z.M. Goetz Foundation to Host 4th Annual Family Building Blocks Gala

RALEIGH, N.C. - Oct. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- The Noah Z.M. Goetz (NZMG) Foundation, an NC-based not-for-profit dedicated to helping couples successfully adopt children, will hold its 4th Annual Family Building Blocks Gala at the Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh on Thursday, November 13th. The event will take place from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The Family Building Blocks Gala is the only major fundraising event of the year for the NZMG Foundation.

The evening’s festivities will include an open beer and wine bar, hors d’oeuvre, and exciting silent and live auctions to benefit adopting couples in North Carolina. Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher and 2013 American League Rookie of the Year finalist, will serve as this year’s Honorary Chair. The inaugural Family Building Blocks Award, established to honor couples and organizations for their exceptional support, will also be presented at the Gala.

Earlier this year, the Foundation awarded its first-ever Angela and Larry Tollen Family Grant. Angela and Larry Tollen, for whom the fund took its name, gave a generous donation that made it possible to open a perpetual endowment fund. For every $1 donated to the fund, 20% will be invested in the principal while the other 80% will be used for current-year grants. This will allow the number of grants to increase over time as the fund grows.

“We’re looking forward to this year’s Family Building Blocks Gala,” says Larry Tollen. “The NZMG Foundation has made a tremendously positive difference for the adopting families who have worked with them. It’s a privilege to be a small part of the work that they’re doing here in North Carolina, and we hope to see a lot more couples realize their dream of starting families with their help.”

The ticket price for the Gala is $60.00 or $100.00 per couple.  To purchase tickets, please visit: www.nzmgfoundation.org/gala.