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Happy Factory Press Release
September 27, 2007

Happy Factory Announces Gala Dinner

It’s “Gala” time! The fifth annual fund raising gala for The Happy Factory will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2007, in the Sharwan Smith Ballroom at Southern Utah University at 6:30 p.m. We invite you to be part of this wonderful evening in support of The Happy Factory.

The Happy Factory is a non-profit charitable organization which produces high quality hardwood toys that are given to children around the world. The majority of the toys are small cars and trucks, but the Happy Factory has also fulfilled "special orders" for blocks, steam shovels and other toys. The toys are not simple playthings, but tools that can help stimulate a child's mind allowing them to think, become creative, and to cope with the world around them.

The number of toys delivered to children all over the world is now over 753,000 in more than 125 countries. The toys go to schools, hospitals, family shelters, churches, foundations and many humanitarian organizations around the world. Many individuals have carried toys to places around the world. You could deliver toys during your next trip. All toys go to children in need. Many of the children have never owned a toy or anything else.

You can be an essential part of this process by attending the gala, sponsoring part of the evening, and/or contributing an auction item. It will be a great event, reminding us that we are truly blessed and can reach out to help others, especially the children of the world.

Tickets to the Gala are $50.00 a piece or $400.00 for a table of eight. They can be purchased by calling The Happy Factory at 586-8352, or by visiting the Chamber of Commerce beginning October 1, 2007.

Auction items will be sold in both silent and live auction formats. Do you have an item or service you’d like to contribute? Your generosity is very much appreciated!

Sponsorship levels for the evening are as follows:
Dinner Sponsor, with a donation of $5,000, will receive eight tickets to the Gala, recognition at the Gala and thank you ad, and will treasure the blessing that come from sharing. The Dinner Sponsor’s donation will cover most of the expense of the dinner so that almost all contributions go straight to the manufacture of toys! Cedar Land Title has agreed to be one of the dinner sponsors.

Steam Shovel Sponsors, with a donation of $2,000, will receive eight tickets to the Gala, recognition at the Gala and thank you ad, one Steam Shovel, and will understand the satisfaction of being a benefactor to the Happy Factory. Steam Shovels are primarily used to stimulate a developmentally disabled child in many children's hospitals.

Car Carrier Sponsors, with a donation of $1,500, will receive eight tickets to the Happy Factory Gala, recognition at the Gala, one Car Carrier wooden toy, and will feel gratitude for having allowed the making of over 3,000 new toys for children.

Hor d’oeuvre and Auction Sponsors, with a donation of $750, will receive four tickets to the Happy Factory Gala, recognition at the Gala, and will experience the joy of creating over 1500 new toys for children.

Table Sponsors, with a donation of $400, will receive eight tickets to the Gala, and know the peace of participating and the creation of over 800 new toys for children..

Thank you for considering The Happy Factory as a beneficiary of your time, effort, and hard-earned income. You can make a child’s life brighter!