Don't miss the boat; Santa Clarita's biggest New Year's Eve extravaganza - LETMESAIL's Bon Voyage Ball - was a sell out last year. And with good reason...

To ring in 2009, guests will again enjoy delicious food, including hand-passed hors d'oeuvres, a four-course dinner and a scrumptious dessert bar. Swinging music provided by the Bump City Band will encourage party goers to dance all night long. Casino game tables featuring poker, blackjack, roulette and craps will extend to the foyer as well as the adjacent Valencia Room at the Hyatt, ensuring that everyone will win lots of raffle tickets for chances to score amazing gift baskets when they cash-out. A strolling magician will provide dazzling slight-of-hand close up magic wonder and complimentary photographs provided by O'Connor Photography will capture you looking your best in your formal attire. To ring in the New Year, there will be midnight festivities with a balloon drop, hats, noisemakers and - of course - plenty of champagne!

This year, LETMESAIL is inviting guests to choose one of several purchase options.

Individual and couple's tickets include dinner, party festivities, complimentary casino cash and a professional photo. The Couples Party and Hotel Package includes the same, plus a room for the night at the Hyatt Valencia (take the elevator "home!"). The economical but equally fun After-Dinner Party Package includes access to dancing, casino gaming, the dessert bar and midnight festivities.

Proceeds from the New Year's Eve Bon Voyage Ball supports LETMESAIL's life-enhancing social, recreational and educational programs for teenagers and adults with disabilities. This rapidly growing non-profit organization currently serves over 200 participants with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, Asperger's syndrome, hearing and vision impairments and physical, medical and intellectual disabilities.

Your "Cruise" Itinerary
Wednesday, December 31,
7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
at the Hyatt Valencia

Individual tickets $175; Couples $300; Couples Party and Hotel Package $450

After-Dinner Party Package $75 each or $125 per couple

Call 702-8555 or book your tickets online at www.letmesail.org/newyearseveball.asp

Poole & Shaffery, LLP to Serve as Presenting Sponsor of
LETMESAIL's Bon Voyage Ball
Sponsoring local nonprofit organizations is nothing new for Santa Clarita businesses. It's a great way to advertise, network and gain recognition. But that's not what motivates Poole & Shaffery, LLP to lend its support to the community.

"It goes way beyond that," says firm co-founder John Shaffery. "We get involved because it's the right thing to do. We look for things that we believe in personally, and that make a direct impact on the lives of our friends and neighbors here in Santa Clarita."

Mr. Shaffery cites the firm's ongoing support of LETMESAIL as a prime example of its philosophy on corporate citizenship.

"LETMESAIL was an idea that Gary [Spindt, the organization's CEO] had to fill an unmet need in a very practical way," Mr. Shaffery explains. "When he first approached us with his vision, LETMESAIL was a brand new organization with no track record of exposure for its donors. But that didn't matter to us. What mattered was the opportunity to help people."

Poole & Shaffery became a founding sponsor of LETMESAIL, and for the second year in a row is serving as the presenting sponsor for the group's signature fund-raising event, the Bon Voyage Ball.

"As business owners, our company and our employees have benefited from everything that makes Santa Clarita unique, so it's natural for us to do our part and help make it even better," says firm co-founder David Poole.

"Some people might be surprised at the amount of community service we provide," Poole says, "but for us it is simply the way we do business. We won't settle for anything less."