Big Brothers Big Sisters Names Matt Painter As Gourmet Dinner Guest Speaker

March 21, 2024 at 4:04 p.m.
Matt Painter
Matt Painter


FORT WAYNE – Big Brothers Big Sisters announced Thursday that its guest speaker for the 51st Annual Gourmet Dinner will be Matt Painter.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana will host one of its largest and most beneficial fundraisers, the 51st Annual Gourmet Dinner, on May 7 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. This year’s guest speaker will be Purdue University men’s basketball coach Matt Painter, the five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year and Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer.
Reception will be at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are on sale now starting at $400 for individual first-time attendees and those under 21, $500 for individual past attendees, $2,500 for a corporate table of five, and $3,500 for an enterprise table of eight.
This dinner will benefit the agency and its mission to help local children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one mentor relationships, according to a news release from BBBS. The 2024 sponsors for the event are Pro Resources Staffing Services, Indiana Physical Therapy and McCampbell Enterprises.
For more information, or to reserve a ticket, contact Shelley Schwab at [email protected] or 260-456-1600.


FORT WAYNE – Big Brothers Big Sisters announced Thursday that its guest speaker for the 51st Annual Gourmet Dinner will be Matt Painter.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana will host one of its largest and most beneficial fundraisers, the 51st Annual Gourmet Dinner, on May 7 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. This year’s guest speaker will be Purdue University men’s basketball coach Matt Painter, the five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year and Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer.
Reception will be at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are on sale now starting at $400 for individual first-time attendees and those under 21, $500 for individual past attendees, $2,500 for a corporate table of five, and $3,500 for an enterprise table of eight.
This dinner will benefit the agency and its mission to help local children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one mentor relationships, according to a news release from BBBS. The 2024 sponsors for the event are Pro Resources Staffing Services, Indiana Physical Therapy and McCampbell Enterprises.
For more information, or to reserve a ticket, contact Shelley Schwab at [email protected] or 260-456-1600.


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