The 3rd Annual Big Bad Ball Announces Platinum Level Sponsors

The 3rd Annual Big Bad Ball, scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 8:00 pm at the Capital City Club in Raleigh, has announced that Progress Energy and Finks Jewelers will be Platinum level sponsorship members for 2004.

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) September 19, 2004 -- The 3rd Annual Big Bad Ball, scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 8:00 pm at the Capital City Club in Raleigh, has announced that Progress Energy and Finks Jewelers will be Platinum level sponsorship members for 2004. The black tie event, hosted by the Young Executives Board of the Capital City Club, is one of Raleighs most successful charity events, raising over $85,000 last year. This years event, that will benefit Hospice of Wake County, will hosts three bands, a silent auction, and $10,000 raffle.

We are excited about this years Big Bad Ball. Everyone is working hard to make it the best ever and we are pleased to work on behalf of such a prestigious and deserving organization as Hospice," said Wendy Coulter, Chair of the Young Executives Board.

About Progress Energy:
Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 250 diversified energy company with more than 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenues. The company's holdings include two electric utilities serving more than 2.8 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida as well as non-regulated operations covering merchant generation, energy marketing, natural gas exploration, fuel extraction, rail services and broadband capacity.

About Finks Jewelers:
Finks Jewelers, established in 1930 in Roanoke, Virginia, is a guild jeweler with more American Gem Society Certified Gemologists and Registered Jewelers than any other jewelry store in the area. The firm is owned and operated by the second and third generation of the founding family. Finks Jewelers will donate pieces from the David Yurman Jewelry collection as door prizes for this event.       

About Hospice of Wake County:
Hospice of Wake County is a private nonprofit organization that provides compassionate care to individuals with limited life expectancy and their families offering care teams consisting of an experienced RN, a medical social worker, a home health aide, a chaplain and volunteers to every patient.

For more information, please call Hospice of Wake County at 919-828-0890 or visit the events official website at www.bigbadball.com.

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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-461-3831
Patty@mmimarketing.com

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