THE NINETEEN FORTY-THREE GALA A decorative sign with the year 1943 in large gold numbers, set against a white background with a pattern of small gold dots and a gold border. Logo for Harbin Lumber Company, Inc. The word “Harbin” is in bold red letters with a large red H resembling two wooden beams. A black roof-like line arches above the text. Logo for Peach State Federal Credit Union featuring the word peachstate with a peach illustration as part of the text. Below, it says Federal Credit Union and A Smart Place to Bank. An oval logo with a tan cowboy hat, reading 99.3 WCON My Country in bold white letters on a black background with decorative swirls and a red star between the numbers. Black text logo reads Patterson in large letters, with The Pump People in script above, and A Gorman-Rupp Company in smaller print below. White background. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC logo with a green circle featuring white stylized power lines and hills, next to the words Blue Ridge Mountain EMC in black text. Logo for United Community, featuring a stylized blue and light blue circular design on the left and the words United Community in bold blue and light blue text on the right. Springer Mountain Farms logo with mountains in the background and the text Springer Mountain Farms above Simply Superior Chicken in red at the bottom. 1st Franklin Financial A red ribbon with blue text.

The 1943 Gala

A Night of Black & White

A fundraising gala benefiting NGTC students.

Thursday, April 16, 2026
6:00 P.M.

North Georgia Technical College
The Dr. Mark A. Ivester Center for Living and Learning
1500 Highway 197 North • Clarkesville, GA 30523

Our Sponsors

1943 Presenting Sponsors

Coming soon!

Premier Wolfpack Sponsor

Northeast Georgia Health System

Tom Peil

Blue & green Sponsor

Logo for Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, featuring JACKSON in large blue letters with a yellow triangular design inside the A and the words Electric Membership Corporation below.

wine & beer bar sponsor

Golden Ticket Sponsor

Logo for The Carr Law Group featuring a stylized heart and house icon, with the tagline, Protecting what matters most: your home, your family, your future, written below the firm’s name.

stock the bar sponsor

collegiate Sponsor

Janine and Graham Bethel

Judge William Duffey

John Wilkinson

trade sponsor

premier auction basket sponsor

Jana Cheek

Hillias “Butch” Martin

Stewart Sayer