By Merritt Frey, Executive Director

Join us for a night of celebration, fun, and fundraising this October 12th in Salt Lake City! We promise this isn't your grandmother's stuffy gala, but rather a night of connecting with great people and a great cause.

LUX Catering is providing a gorgeous West African buffet and an open bar, which includes the semi-famous Mali Rising Cocktail. There will be chances to learn about Mali's culture and  to connect with our students through an easy service project. There will be Mali music, and an Auction for Action that allows you to support key work in our schools in the coming school year.

All this will go down at Salt Lake City's beautiful Red Butte Garden in the Orangerie. The Soiree lasts from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm on Thursday, October 12, so we'll get you home in time to get to work the next day.

If you've always wanted to learn a little more about Mali or the work of the Mali Rising Foundation, this is the night to do it!