From the Tennessean:
Michael Bolton and Mac Davis will be in Nashville at the end of the month to act as presenters at the inaugural T.J. Martell Foundation/Nashville Honors Gala.
The black-tie event, which benefits the T.J. Martell Foundation, will recognize four local people for their humanitarian, philanthropic and career achievements.
Bolton and Davis are on board to honor Frances Preston, former president and CEO of BMI, with the Lifetime Music Industry Award.
Gov. Phil Bredesen will be among the presenters to honor Al Gore with the Lifetime Humanitarian Award, and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Vanderbilt University chancellor Nicholas Zeppos will present the Lifetime Philanthropic Award to Orrin Ingram, president and CEO of Nashville-based Ingram Industries. Harold L. (Hal) Moses, M.D., director emeritus of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and director of the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories, will receive the Lifetime Medical Research Award for his dedication to cancer research.
This year’s gala is March 25 at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel. Patron tables are available from $10,000 and include a cocktail reception, dinner, entertainment and the awards presentation. Individual tickets are $500-$750 and are available through the T.J. Martell Foundation by calling 256-2002 or through the Honors Gala website at www.HonorsGala.org.
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