You’re Invited: The Brooklyn Kindergarten Society’s 91st Annual Yuletide Ball
The Yuletide Ball celebrates its 91st year as the cornerstone of the Holiday calendar in Brownstone-Brooklyn on Saturday December 10, continuing its important work raising vital funds for early childhood education in underprivileged areas of New York City. Over 900 attendees are expected to deck out in their tuxedos and gowns to help support the signature project of the Yuletide Ball, The Brooklyn Kindergarten Society.
The Yuletide Ball was originally established in 1920, and from the mid-1940s to late 1960s served as Brooklyn’s major debutante ball. In its modern incarnation the Yuletide Ball provides Brooklyn Kindergarten Society (BKS) with critical funding for five preschools located in New York City Housing Authority apartment complexes in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights and Brownsville. BKS serves more than 300 children and their families in full-day programs throughout the year. In addition to providing essential operating and management support for the centers, the proceeds from the Ball enable BKS to offer enrichment activities in all five centers. These include pre-literacy and language development programs, music and arts instruction, and support for social service staff who provide counseling, referral services and workshops for children, parents and staff.
“The Yuletide Ball sets itself apart from many other black tie benefits with its unique format which enables it to pass on almost 100 percent of the ticket price to BKS programs and operations,” says Michele Newman, director of development, Brooklyn Kindergarten Society. “Guests of the Ball attend dinner parties hosted in Brooklyn and Manhattan by 73 individuals and couples who volunteer on the Yuletide Committee or as Friends of Yuletide. The dinner parties provide a unique and intimate opportunity for the guests of Yuletide to get to know one another, before heading to The Heights Casino for dessert and dancing.”
What: Yuletide Ball, a fundraising event of dancing, desserts and open bar benefiting Brooklyn Kindergarten Society.
When: Saturday, December 10 at 10pm.
Where: The Heights Casino, 75 Montague Street Brooklyn Heights, New York
Tickets: Click here to learn more about the event and buy tickets.
Check out some photos from last year’s Yuletide Ball:
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- Alison Lindland, Marissa Alperin, Rebecca Yaggy at Yuletide Ball
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- Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Yuletide Ball 2010
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- Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Yuletide Ball 2010
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- Josh Lindland and Alison Lindland, Yuletide Ball
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- Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Yuletide Ball 2010
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- Cynthia Greenberg and Tim Irons, Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Yuletide Ball
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- Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Yuletide Ball 2010
