First Pharmacy - Joe & Denise Pratt
Casey Family Programs
Casey Family Programs is proud to support the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Crystal Ball 2023 celebration.
Across the country, children, families and communities are on the pathway of hope
Working together, we can influence long-lasting improvements to the safety and success of children, families and the communities where they live. Everyone has a role to play in building Communities of Hope.
Learn more at casey.org/Hope.
FROM OUR BOARD
Welcome to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s Crystal Ball Gala, A Night in Havana! We are excited to be back in person after a two year absence due to COVID. Despite the cancellations for 2021 and 2022, 95% of Crystal Ball sponsors renewed their donation allowing the Foundation to continue its mission of connecting people who care with causes that matter.
Thank you to our generous sponsors, in-kind donors, and volunteers whose loyalty to the Foundation has been unwavering through some very challenging years. Your loyalty and financial support have enabled the Foundation to average over $9 million in donations over the past three years! Most importantly, your support has resulted in an average of $4 million in grants bringing our all-time total in grants to $35 million since 2002.
We invite you to read the 2022 Philanthropy Report that celebrates the Foundation’s 20 years of service to nonprofits. The Community Foundation was established in 2002 with a generous grant from the Maddox Foundation. Our Board of Directors thanks Robin Hurdle for her vision of a community foundation and for the Maddox Foundation directing millions of dollars through the Community Foundation to support youth, health, and education. The Board also thanks Tom Pittman for his twenty years as President of the Community Foundation. Robin’s vision and Tom’s leadership are the two ingredients that have resulted in the assets of the Foundation reaching $38 million as of December 31, 2021, toward the goal of $50 million. Please enjoy your evening at the Crystal Ball!
Mary Thompson 2023 Board Chair
Colie Sanford 2020.2022 Board Chair
DELIVERING A WORLD OF COVERAGE
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2023STARSOFHOPE
ERIN
Erin and Ben Napier Laurel, Mississippi natives and stars of the HGTV show Home Town will be honored with the annual Star of Hope award.
Graduates of The University of Mississippi, and founding co-owners of Laurel Mercantile Company, have dedicated their lives to promoting the rebirth of historic downtown districts - revitalizing small-town America.
ALL TIME HONOREES
North Mississippi All Stars & Blind
Mississippi Morris
Morgan Freeman
Senator Thad Cochran
Sam & Mary Donnelly Haskell
B. B. King
Community Star Men & Woman
Governor & Mrs William Winter
Mary Ellen Stribling Bouldin, M.D.
Archie & Olivia Manning
Bob Pittman
Marty Stuart
Bradford Cobb
Richard Grant
Sela Ward
Jesse Holland
Wade & Jimmy Creekmore
Charley Pride
Erin & Ben Napier
& BEN NAPIER OF HGTV'S HOME TOWN
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2022/23
THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
THE MADDOX FOUNDATION FOUNDING
PRESENTING
Casey Family Programs
Delta Regional Foundation
Joe & Denise Pratt - First Pharmacy
Brown Missionary Baptist Church
Cumulus Media
iHeart Media
Legacy New Homes, LLC
Harker Foundation
Entergy
Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance
Northcentral Electric Power Assoc.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi
C-Spire Foundation
City of Southaven
David K. Magee
Delta Magazine
FedEx
Gold Strike Casino
Grapevine Liquor and Wine
Guaranty Bank
SILVER
A&B Distributing
AftrgLo Beauty & Wellness Spa
Alliance Healthcare System
Appling Podiatry
Atmos Energy
Cadence Bank
cityCURRENT
Bank3
Bank Plus
Baptist Hospital DeSoto
The Bowen Family
Civil Link
Community Bank
Gainspoletti Financial Services
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
First Horizon Bank
Friends of Thomas Tuggle
Hardy-Reed Capital Advisors
Hollis Legal Solutions
Johnny Coleman Builders
Heavenly Sunshine Cleaners
Mesquite Chophouse Southaven
Paul Janoush
ProShow Systems, LLC
Cocke Family
McIngvale Square
Pride Hyundai
Southern Bancorp Bank
Sweebe Family Holding Company
V2 Media
Kudzu Collective
Methodist Hospital Olive Branch
Mississippi Land Bank
Mississippi Today
Murphy Law Firm
Northwest Mississippi Realtors
OrthoSouth
Planters Bank
Paulson Printing
Renasant Bank
Sephora
Stern Cardiovascular
Sugaring
NYC Mississippi
Bank First
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tito's Vodka
Trustmark National Bank
Viking
Williams Pitts & Beard
YMCA of Memphis & The Mid-South
CRYSTAL
PLATINUM
GOLD
LETTER FROM OUR CHAIRS
Welcome to the 2023 annual Crystal Ball! We are glad you are here and thanks for your continued support of the Community Foundation. The Foundation raises endowed funds throughout the year for causes you support, but they also support other nonprofits and charitable causes through their own work with youth, health, and education. Your tickets, donations, and purchases tonight will go a long way toward helping the Foundation continue to connect people who care with causes that matter in Northwest Mississippi.
The Crystal Ball would not be possible without the hard work and devotion of dozens of volunteers from our community Over the preceding several months, they have dedicated untold hours from their busy lives to organize, create, fabricate, or construct nearly everything you see here tonight. If you meet any volunteers, please thank them for a job well done Sincerely, Scott & Natasha Hollis Co-Chairmen of the 2023 Crystal Ball
Sincerely, Scott & Natasha Hollis Co-Chairmen of the 2023 Crystal Ball
PROGRAM
Master of Ceremonies: Jeremy Park of cityCURRENT
Dinner by Mesquite Chop House & River City Management
Invocation: Pastor Jonathan Wallace of Getwell Church
Recognitions
Community Stars
Welcome to the 23rd Annual Crystal Ball Gala #CB2023
Stars of Hope: Erin and Ben Napier
Live Auction - Auctioneer: Michael Lee
Online Auction Closes at 10:00 P.M. (Auction check out is automatic via phone)
Dance & Sing to the music of Get Sideways – until midnight!
COMMUNITY IMPACT
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2023COMMUNITYSTARS
The Crystal Ball affords our Community Foundation the opportunity to honor individuals, nonprofits, and businesses who exemplify our mission of connecting people who care with causes that matter. This year ’ s four Community Stars and honorees are outstanding representatives of the efforts being made in Mississippi to make life better for the future.
Dan Maddox Man of the Year
Pastor Bartholomew Orr of Brown Missionary Baptist Church
Margaret Maddox Woman of the Year
Chelesa Presley of the Diaper Bank of the Delta
Non-Profit of the Year
Emmett Till Interpretive Center
Business of the Year
Sephora
The Community Star Man & Woman of the Year carry the names of Dan & Margaret Maddox in tribute to their legacy of service & Philanthropy. Margaret & Dan Maddox made a formidable team who devoted their lives to entrepreneurship, adventure and service.
WELCOME TO A NIGHT IN HAVANA
Crystal Ball Co-Chairmen...................Scott & Natasha Hollis
Decorations.........................................
Decorations Co-Chair........................
Live and Online Auction......................
Sponsorships
Beverage.............................................
Registration.........................................
Logistics..............................................
Sound & Video ...................................
Lighting...............................................
Program Videos..................................
Coat Check
Photography........................................
Hospitality...........................................
THANK YOU!
Rayanne Hollis
Ashley Stevenson
Ann Lamar
Billy Myers & David Beene
Jimmy & Courtney Tharp
Cassie Shearon
JD Cox
Andy Mayhall
Pat Thomasson
V2 Media
House of Grace
Kaye Schultz
Ricky McIntyre & Stephanie Dale
To ALL of our wonderful volunteers who make this evening a success!
A special THANKS goes out to the following for providing equipment, services, and entertainment needs:
A&B Distributing
Auctioneer - Michael Lee
Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto
Chick-fil-A Southaven
Clark Beverage Code 4, LLC
DeSoto County Sheriff's Department
The Guest House at Graceland
Landers Auto Group
Maddox Volunteer Center
Mid-South Concierge
Murphy & Sons Inc
Night Train Productions
Papa John's Pizza Hernando
Quality Landscape & Garden Center
Rancho Grande Southaven
Senatobia Ice Company
Stars in Motion & Jill Morris
Tiger Works, Inc.
White Door Events
VIP Room
Sponsored By: Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance
Hosted By: Mat & Sandy Lipscomb
Catering By
Mesquite Chop House by River City Management
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Joe & Denise Pratt
charitable activities that have a positive impact to those who live in the Mississippi Delta, Northwest Mississippi, and the state of Mississippi
to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi on your 20th Anniversary. The grants from the Delta Regional Foundation are made in memory of our founder and first executive director, Mr. Charlie McGuffee from Drew, Mississippi.
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