To the editor:
Vicksburg Main Street Program is truly appreciative to all those that attended the Inaugural River Revelers’ Masked Ball. We hope everyone had a great evening!
This event was an outstanding success and had more than 250 ticket sales! In honor of American Heart Month a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association. All other money raised will go towards improvements and beautification of downtown Vicksburg.
We would like to extend a special thank you to all who helped make this ball a success: Committee members- Joyce Clingan, Annette Kirklin, Walter Osborne, Rebecca Sigh and Kim Hopkins.
We would also like to thank all others that helped: Vicksburg Convention Center Team, Palmertree Catering, Mayor George Flaggs Jr, Vicksburg Senior Center, Daisy Williams, Jennifer Harper, Kay King, Daryl Hollingsworth, Rachael Walker, Diane Hughes and team, Kimble Bufkin, Billy Gordon, Levee Street Marketplace, You Choose Consignment Shop, Harry Sharp, David Sharp, James and Victor from Walnut Hills, Cathy Walters, the Southard’s Team, and the City of Vicksburg Building Maintenance Department.
We would also like to thank all of the candidates for the King & Queen of the River Revelers’ Masked Ball: Tim Reeves, Jimmy Turner, Kevin Watson, Amy Gattle, Margie Heltzel, and Kassy Watson.
We are grateful for all that participated and hope that you all enjoyed being a candidate!
We would also like to recognize our sponsors for this event: City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg Convention Center, Ameristar Hotel & Casino and The Vicksburg Post. We appreciate all of the community support and could not have had this event without these sponsors.
This event was an outstanding success due to great teamwork and from the support of our community.
We cannot thank each businesses, organizations, and individuals that jumped in to ensure the success of this event enough!
We hope to see everyone and some new faces next year at the 2018 River Revelers’ Masked Ball!
Kim Hopkins, executive director
Rebecca Sigh, assistant director
The Vicksburg Main Street Program