'We benefit from hundreds of parents that are willing to get involved,'' said Wallace, who has two children at Gorrie.
It raised $665,000 toward a $1-million multipurpose coliseum being built at the elementary school. In 2005, Lazy Days RV Supercenter founder Don Wallace and his wife hosted their own dinner for Gorrie parents.
The event typically brings in $100,000, said Gorrie principal Susan Foster. But the area's fundraising king has to be Gorrie Elementary, an A-rated school in Tampa's affluent Hyde Park.Įvery year, Gorrie hosts a cocktail gala with a sit-down dinner.
