The Garden of Light Gala will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 6 -10 pm at the Springfield Golf and Country Club in Springfield, VA.

We are expecting 300 guests.  Our gala is a unique event that serves several purposes.  First, it provides time and space for supporters of Bethany House to come together to socialize and to celebrate the victories we are winning over domestic violence.  In that same vein, we also invite a domestic violence survivor, who has successfully completed our program, to serve as our guest speaker.  This affords those current and prospective supporters an opportunity to hear how their support or future support helps women and children on a very personal level.  At the gala, we have live entertainment provided by a local jazz trio, Magic Ray Jazz, and by DJ Loud Tone, we have both live and silent auctions, we have news anchor Lauren DeMarco of Fox 5 DC as our emcee. We bestow the Doris Ward Honor to a member of the community who has worked to end domestic violence.  

The evening begins with a welcome reception and silent auction, followed by the program, dinner and live auction by Swisher Auctions, and the night ends with dancing.

We distribute "swag bags" with promotional items and other gifts to each guest, and we also distribute a commemorative program booklet to each guest.