It’s time to dig the pink dress or suit out of the closet, because tickets are still available for the third annual ALX Pink Gala.
The ALX Pink Gala will return to the ALX Community Atrium at 277 S. Washington Street in Old Town on Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets cost $125 apiece, and $175 to attend a rooftop VIP reception. Proceeds will benefit the Breast Cancer Collective, an Alexandria-based nonprofit that helps women in underserved communities get access to breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment.
This year’s gala is produced by ALX Community, Vienna-based Purple Onion Catering Co., Alexandria Restaurant Partners, the Jen Walker Team and a number of local businesses and nonprofits.
Kelly Grant, chief operating officer of ALX Community, said that most of the cost of running the event has been donated.
“Galas can be expensive to produce, and too often much of the money raised is consumed by the cost of the event itself,” Grant said. “The ALX Pink Gala is different. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of partners like Purple Onion, ALX Community and so many others, approximately 90% of the food, beverages, service and venue costs are donated. That means the money raised can actually go where we all want it to go, directly toward helping women in our community who need it.”
