Clear The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In this mummified economy, with patrons’ wallets entombed and the fund-raising well as dry as the sands of Egypt, a
nonprofit agency would be um, in de Nile to plan a bigger gala than last year, wouldn’t it Well, wouldn’t it Tut-tut, says the Georgia chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The group’s first charity bash was a smallish affair held last year at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. This year, a crummy financial picture notwithstanding, the second annual “Music, Mummies and Martinis for MS” has grown exponentially. “It’s no secret, every retailer is having its challenges,” said event co-chair Charron Hope. “We’ve heard ‘no’ more than once, but people’s hearts are still generous.” The fund-raiser is at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center.
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