Jupiter Ball

The Jupiter Ball

Thank you for your support of science education through your participation in The Jupiter Ball 2012! We wanted to share a look back at the evening with all of you. Please visit Morehead's Flickr site to see our gallery of photos (set name: Jupiter Ball 2012).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moreheadplanetarium/sets/72157632021377914

To view this year's invitation, click here.

The Jupiter Ball 2012 is a benefit gala for Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, supporting science education for North Carolina schoolchildren.

Annually, more than 75,000 students in grades K-12 receive high-quality science education experiences through Morehead field trips and outreach visits. We strive to inspire the next generation of young scientists with cutting-edge content. We want students to discover how science impacts their lives and to imagine themselves in science careers.

Proceeds from the Jupiter Ball will be used to fund need-based scholarships for children who otherwise would not be able to afford the science education opportunities that Morehead has to offer. In the past 18 months, the Jupiter Ball Scholarship Program has made it possible for more than 8,500 schoolchildren from economically distressed schools to experience our top-notch programs.

The 2012 Jupiter Ball will be held Friday, Nov. 9. This annual black-tie gala, a Chapel Hill tradition, offers a champagne reception, catered dinner, musical entertainment, dancing to a live band, and stargazing. We are delighted to honor Dr. Betsy Bennett, director of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, as our special guest.

Please join us for this fun and festive evening!

Supernova Sponsors
Accenture Claude & Sarah Snow
DWM Advisors, LLC Hatteras Discovery and Drs. Joel & Christy Shaffer
Joan Gillings Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee Architecture and John Reynolds, MD
Star Sponsors
FOX 50 Florence Peacock
Grand Patron Sponsors
ASQ Al & Marybeth Childers
Bruce Carney & Ruth Ann Humphry KaryoLogic, Inc.
Eric & Gerty Ward
Underwriting Sponsors
97.9FM WCHL / Chapelboro.com
Chapel Hill Magazine
Durham Magazine
Advertising
ONEHOPE
Ben & Beth Steelman
Beverages
The Carolina Inn
Catering
University Florist and Gift Shop
Floral
Bread & Butter
Chick-fil-A
Harris Teeter
Jimmy John's
McAlister's Deli
Green Room
Ritter Endodontics
Miscellaneous
Florence Peacock
Music
A Better Image Printing
Printing
2012 Jupiter Ball Committee Members
John Reynolds, chair
Joan Gillings
Susan Preston Gunn
Terry Gunnels
Julie Kelly
Mary Ann Klein
Deborah Lekan
Heather Payne
Florence Peacock
Susan Skolsky
Sarah Snow

Ticket Information
Tickets to the Jupiter Ball 2012 may be purchased here beginning Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.
Sponsorship Opportunities
To learn more about the Jupiter Ball 2012 sponsorship opportunities, please click here.
Contact Information

To request an invitation or to become a Jupiter Ball supporter, please contact Jupiter Ball Coordinator Terry Gunnels at 919-843-3474 or jupiterball@unc.edu.

Event Schedule

Friday, Nov. 9
Morehead Building
250 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill

7 p.m.
Champagne and cocktail reception

7:45 p.m.
Introduction of honored guest, Dr. Betsy Bennett, and musical presentation by Cantari and Clarinetist, Donald L. Oehler. Dr. Sue T. Klausmeyer, conductor.

8:15 p.m.–Midnight
Dinner
Dancing with The Headliners
Telescope viewing of the planets and stars