ACCESS Group Inc. hosts several special events throughout the year. Major fundraisers include:

Nearly 200 people attended last year’s sold-out Bingo Bash, organized by the ACCESS in Action young professionals group. The fourth annual Bingo Bash is Thursday, July 22, 6-9 p.m. at the ACCESS Stella Boyle Smith campus, 10618 Breckenridge Dr., Little Rock. Tickets are $35 and go on sale Friday, June 4. Guests must present their tickets at the door. Tickets are sold in advance; there are no ticket sales at the door.

Party-goers will enjoy dinner and drinks, play multiple rounds of bingo and compete for prizes. Returning Emcee Jack Lankford, district sales manager for Coca-Cola and ACCESS board member, will entertain as the official bingo caller and prize distributor. The ACCESS young professionals group, ACCESS in Action, dedicates all proceeds for ACCESS Academy tuition assistance.

Sponsors include title sponsor JPMS Cox, PLLC and dinner sponsor Burge's, as well as Arvest Bank; Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods; Delta Trust & Bank; Fuqua Campbell, P.A.; The Gutierrez Group; Mitchell Blackstock; Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C; Roller Chenal Funeral Home; Snell Prosthetic & Orthotics Laboratory and Westrock Development.

Prizes include one dozen cupcakes from Cupcakes on Kavanaugh; a haircut and style by Katherine Grant; a one-night stay and breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Little Rock Hotel; a one-night stay at The Peabody Little Rock; and gift certificates to Cajun's Wharf, Capers Restaurant, Copper Grill & Grocery, Nu Tans, Salut and Tropical Smoothie.

Raffle items include dinner and drinks for six at The House; use of a private suite for one Arkansas Travelers game night at Dickey-Stephens Park; courtesy of Hal J. Kemp; a three-hour interior design consultation from Larry West Designs and a women's 14kt yellow gold and diamond cluster ring.

Sponsor opportunities are available. Click here for a list of sponsorship opportunities and contact Callie Gutierrez at 501-217-8600 for more information.

The 13th annual Starry Starry Night dinner and auction is Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, 6:30-9 p.m. at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave. Tickets are $150 per person or $1,500 for tables of 10 and are on sale now! Seating is limited. No tickets will be mailed.

ACCESS is pleased to offer 250 tickets, an increase from last year’s sold-out event, for this exciting evening.  Attendees enjoy cocktails, a silent auction, dinner and one of the most entertaining live auctions in town. More details soon on our cash raffle, running Friday, July 23 through Monday, Sept. 13. The winner will be announced at Starry Starry Night.

Hosts include co-chairmen Shay and Stacey Sebree, as well as Bank of the Ozarks; Chad and Clarke Delp; Libby and Scott Davis; Becky and Jackson Farrow; Carrie and Hutch Hutchison; Jeanne and Harold Joyner; Mary and Dick Kelley; Erin and Hugh McConnell; Catherine and Barry Morton; Ginna and J.D. Simpson, III; Michelle and Chip Stearns; and United Systems of Arkansas.

Current sponsors include Lynn and George R. O’Connor, wishing star sponsors; JTS Financial, silent auction sponsor; and Glazer's and Three Lakes Distributing, beverage sponsors.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Click here for a list of sponsorship opportunities and contact Callie Gutierrez at 501-217-8600 for volunteer opportunities and more information.

The 8th annual Harriet and Warren Stephens, Stephens Inc ACCESS Cup golf tournament raised $80,000 for ACCESS programs and services. A big thank you to University of Arkansas men's basketball coach John Pelphrey, the event honorary chairman, and Brent Stevenson, five-time event chairman. Thanks to the following sponsors: Harriet and Warren Stephens, Stephens Inc., title sponsors; Deltic Timber, double eagle sponsor; Sam and Janet Alley, VCC, birdie sponsor; Three Lakes Distributing, putting contest sponsor; Irwin Partners, scorecard sponsor; Brent Stevenson Associates and Radiology Consultants, hole-in-one sponsors; KABZ 103.7 The Buzz, media sponsor; and TCPrint Solutions and Landers Toyota, gifts-in-kind sponsors. Finally, thank you to our hole sponsors and teams.

Next year's tournament is tentatively scheduled for Monday, June 13 at the Chenal Country Club. Mark your calendars and look for more updates in Fall 2010!

Sponsor opportunities are available. Contact Callie Gutierrez at 501-217-8600 for more information.