United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) invites its supporters to Tails & Ales: A Celebration of Impact on March 7 at Paradise Theater inside Margaritaville Resort Casino from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tails & Ales, presented by Margaritaville Resort Casino Bossier City, is dedicated to honoring companies and donors who partnered with UWNWLA to make 2023 a success and shares UWNWLA’s fundraising and impact results from the year. UWNWLA is celebrating with a seafood boil, live music by Professor Porkchop and the Dirty Dishes, ales from the Seventh Tap and Great Raft Brewery, cornhole, raffle prizes, and awards recognizing the organization’s top supporters. This event is possible thanks to sponsors, including Raymond James, Prolec Energy, ANECA Federal Credit Union, and Frymaster.
Tickets to Tails & Ales are $50 each, including access to a shrimp and crawfish buffet or burger bar and complimentary beer and wine. All ticket and raffle purchases will help UWNWLA kick off another year of impact, funding its programs and services that aid more than 100,000 lives annually.
“Every year, we have amazing supporters that donate their time, talent, and dollars to helping our organization and community thrive,” said UWNWLA President & CEO LaToria W. Thomas. “We look forward to this annual event as it’s an opportunity for us to properly thank and honor approximately 100 partner companies that bring success to our jobs, organization, and, most importantly, community.”
To highlight our community’s philanthropists and philanthropic businesses, UWNWLA will present annual awards, including the Clyde E. Fant Memorial Award. The distinguished Clyde E. Fant Award recognizes an individual who has contributed to the community and UWNWLA through leadership, campaign, or other volunteer efforts. This year, UWNWLA is honoring Grant Nuckolls and Andrew Crawford, co-owners of Cuban Liquor. The Clyde E. Fant Memorial Award has been awarded to community philanthropists since 1949. Former recipients include Virginia K. Shehee, 1975, Mary Ann Selber, 2001, and Jaf Fielder, 2023.
UWNWLA fights for the health, education, financial stability, and essential needs of everyone in its ten-parish footprint and is honored to recognize those who mobilize its mission. To purchase tickets to Tails & Ales, please visit https://unitedwaynwla.org/tails-ales/.