Blue Jean Ball
10th Annual Blue Jean Ball: Feeding Hope From the Ground Up
2009 Sponsors that helped make our 10th Blue Jean Ball the best one yet. You all truly helped to feed hope from the ground up!
Lead Sponsors: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolinla and Roberts & Stevens, LLC.
Advocates: Biltmore Company, Mission Health System, Mosaix – Your Event Solution, Ingles Markets, Inc. Harris Teeter, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel, Empire Distributors, Artful Shelter
Partners: 828:Design, A safer Walk for Emma, Alsco, Asheville.com, Classic Event Rental, Greenlife Grocery, HomeTrust Bank, JCR Designs, Tamye&Rich Lozyniak, Mast General Store
Patrons: Asheville Savings Bank, Bank of America, The Biltmore Company, Blue Ridge X-Ray Co., Inc., Gay & David Cogburn, Earth Fare, Bruce & Judy Elliston, Evergreen Packaging, The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, Highland Title, IWANNA, Jan Davis Tire Store, Lamar Advertising, Nypro Asheville, Louise & Patrick O’Connor, Parsec Financial Management, RHA Health Services, Inc., Teh Searson Family, Sourwood Inn, Waddell, Sluder, Adams, & Co
Friends: Bank of Asheville, BB&T, Blossman Gas, Inc., Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic, Carolina First, Carolina Mountain Insurance Services, Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC, Mary and David Gonos, Chelsey & David Huskins, Inform Systems Data Documents, Insurance of Asheville, Milkco, Inc., National Welders Supply, Painter, Russell & Associates, PLLC, Anne Ponder & Chris Brookhouse, Anne & William Satterfield, Smith Dray Line, Sheryl & Jim Williams
Media Sponsors: WNCW 88.7 FM Asheville, Clear Channel Asheville
Bands who donated their time: Sanctum Sully, Buster, Ol’Hoopty, Honey, and The Space Heaters

Restaurants: Biltmore Estate- Deerpark/ Lioncrest, Café Azeala Carmel’s Restaurant, Corner Kitchen, Edible Arrangements, Food Experience, Frankie Bones Restaurant & Lounge, La Paz Restaurante & Cantina, The Lobster Trap, Luella’s Bar-B-Que, Mamacita’s, Mountain City Coffee Roasters, NOVA, Picnics, Pomodoros Greek & Italian Café, Rosetta’s Kitchen, Sonny’s Bistro/ A Moveable Feast Catering, Tiffany’s Baking Co., Tomato Jam Café, Tupelo Honey Café, Ultimate Ice Cream.
The Blue Jean Ball is MANNA FoodBank’s annual fundraising event. 2009’s event raised a record $125,000.



