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The waterfront
campus of IYRS, a marine trades and technology school in
Newport, Rhode Island, is transformed each summer from a
place of industry where students learn the boatbuilding
trade into an elegant setting for the school's Annual Summer
Gala. Here IYRS staff member Clark Poston and Maggie Vale
enjoy the event, shadowed by a student projects.
Photo by Jack Renner |
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WHAT: IYRS Annual Summer Gala
Sponsored by The Hilton Group at Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney and The Prestige Family of
Fine Cars
WHEN: July 7, 2012 / 5:30 pm to midnight
WHERE: IYRS Newport Campus (449 Thames Street, Newport, RI)
On the evening of July 7, the waterfront campus of IYRS will
be transformed for a landmark celebration. At 5:30 pm, doors
open to the IYRS Annual Summer Gala with a theme of
“Mastering the Craft: 15 Years of Excellence.” Title
sponsors The Hilton Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and
The Prestige Family of Fine Cars, with event co-chairs Jamie
Hilton of Newport and Pam Rorke Levy of
San Francisco, will help orchestrate an evening that will
mark
IYRS milestones.
The Gala will feature a series of small exhibits that will
chronicle the school’s 15 years of evolution—from a small
class of students in a single program to a thriving
educational institution with three full-time programs in
Boatbuilding & Restoration, Marine Systems and Composites
Technology; two campuses in Newport and Bristol; and an
international cadre of students and successful graduates who
have forged careers as craftsmen, skilled technicians,
and business owners.
The Gala crowns an entire weekend of festivity centered
around IYRS. Two levels of Gala tickets are available: 5:30
pm – midnight, for a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner,
live and silent auctions, and dancing ($375 per person); or
9 pm – midnight for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dessert,
silent auction, and
dancing ($100 per person).
For more information about the event and tickets,
please visit www.iyrs.org
or contact
IYRS Events Manager Erica Kana 401-848-5777, ext 231
ekana@iyrs.org
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