16th Annual Party With a Purpose - a Great Party for a Great Cause

Founding Partner GES Exposition Services

On January 12, meetings industry colleagues met in New Orleans at the incredible House of Blues for another successful Party With a Purpose. Attendees networked and danced the night away to the ultimate ‘80’s band The Spazmatics, provided by Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Because of the generous support of event partners and individual ticket holders, the PCMA Education Foundation was able to present Payton’s Play It Forward Foundation a check for $30,000. This non-profit started by New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is dedicated to improving the lives of families and children in New Orleans.

Since its inception, this “can’t miss” networking event has raised more than $1.6 million in charitable donations.

Party With a Purpose also supports the PCMA Education Foundation and PCMA’s Network for the Needy®.

Thank you

Founding Partner
GES Exposition Services

Main Event Partner
Mexico Tourism Board

Music Partner
Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau

Venue Partner
House of Blues

VIP Partners
Ottawa Congress Centre and Ottawa Tourism
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership
Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau

Support Level
MEC-USA, Meetings, Events & Communications

Individual Benefactors
Sharon D. DelaBarre, CMP
DelaBarre & Associates, Inc.

Robert J. Donovan
American Hospital Association

Gay Holden
Trump International Beach Resort

Michael T. McQuade, CMP
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

Richard Kenneth Scholl
Scholl Market Research, Inc.