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Gala participants go all out for a cause.

Sarasota Herald Tribune

| September 30, 2007 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Ann Henderson

Volunteers from the YMCA even got involved, serving as parking valets to assure attendees of the annual event could comfortably get inside to the festivities.

Proceeds from the $600-per-table event went to further the Big Brothers Big Sisters mission.

The wonderful community organization matches children from ages 6 to 18 -- called "Littles" -- with mentors from the community, or "Bigs," in professionally supported one-to-one relationships.

The matches go together through two essential programs -- community-based mentoring and school-based mentoring.

The community-based mentoring allows Bigs and Littles to …

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