R&B LEGEND SMOKEY ROBINSON TO HEADLINE

The 13th Annual A Special Evening hosted by Alliance Data and benefiting LaunchAbility® will feature R&B legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Smokey Robinson as the entertainer on Monday, March 31, 2014, 8 p.m., at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The 2014 A Special Evening Event Co-Chairs are Piper and Mike Wyatt and this year’s Honorary Event Chair is Caroline Rose Hunt.

During A Special Evening, LaunchAbility® will present the Milton P. Levy, Jr. Outstanding Volunteer Award to two individuals for the first time this year: Sharon Herrin and Roy Pendergrass; and AT&T will receive the Alliance Data Corporate Champion Award. Guests will be entertained by a live auction, as well as Robinson’s live performance.

For more than 50 years, LaunchAbility® has been expanding worlds for children and adults with disabilities by providing services to help them reach their maximum potential. Over the past 13 years, A Special Evening has raised more than $2 million, allowing the ongoing expansion of LaunchAbility’s® programs and training, which continue to gain state and national recognition. The proceeds from A Special Evening directly benefit LaunchAbility®’s Adult Service and Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) programs.

Tickets are available on the LaunchAbility website: www.LaunchAbility.org; or by calling