PRESS RELEASE — ALLIANCE DATA PRESENTS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF A SPECIAL EVENING WITH WAYNE BRADY, APRIL 3, 2020

ALLIANCE DATA PRESENTS 20^TH ANNIVERSARY OF A SPECIAL EVENING WITH WAYNE BRADY, APRIL 3, 2020
 Comedy show benefits North Texas nonprofit My Possibilities

JAN. 7, 2020 – PLANO, TX – My Possibilities (MP) a North Texas for-cause organization invites you to attend A Special Evening with Emmy award-winning actor and comedian Wayne Brady, Friday, April 3 at Music Hall at Fair Park.

A Special Evening, celebrating its 20^th year as an entertainment event headlined by major musicians and entertainers, benefits the LaunchAbility Career Services program at My Possibilities. Funds raised from the event help provide innovative training and support to My Possibilities’ clients, adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD.) LaunchAbility Career Services at My Possibilities has a rich history in Dallas as the number one supported employment organization.

MP is proud to announce Alliance Data as the 20^th annual A Special Evening Host Sponsor. For more than two decades, esteemed individual and corporate sponsors have worked together to bring a legendary performance to Dallas/Fort Worth to celebrate the many milestones made in the IDD community. This year, renown stand-up and variety show comedian and actor Wayne Brady will entertain patrons for an evening filled with laughter and fun, with proceeds benefitting the LaunchAbility Career Services program.

“A Special Evening is a unique event that celebrates not only achievements made in the IDD community, but our partnership with Alliance Data,” said Michael Thomas, executive director of My Possibilities. “We’re honored to have Alliance Data return as our presenting sponsor for the 20^th anniversary of this event. We are very excited for Wayne Brady to perform, he is an excellent entertainer with an impressive career and range.”

“Entering our 20^th year of supporting A Special Evening event, Alliance Data is again proud to be the presenting sponsor this year, said Shelley Whiddon, vice president of Corporate Affairs for Alliance Data.  “The services My Possibilities offers through its Career Services program provides our community with critical career development and employment placement for deserving, hard-working adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.  We look forward to being part of the April 3 event again, helping create awareness and raising important funds in support of My Possibilities’ mission.”

Event details are as follows:

When:               Friday, April 3

Where:               Music Hall at Fair Park | 909 1^st Ave., Dallas

Timing:

6 p.m.                 Sponsor VIP Reception

7:15                     MP HIPster dance team performance

7:30                    Program

8                          Wayne Brady live performance

For additional information on A Special Evening, such as ticketing and sponsorship opportunities, visit mypossibilities.org/aspecialevening.

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About My Possibilities:
My Possibilities is a Plano-based for-cause 501c(3) organization that serves as the pioneering leader in vocational education for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities throughout North Texas. To learn more, visit mypossibilities.org.

About Alliance Data:
Alliance Data^® (NYSE: ADS) is a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions serving large, consumer-based industries. The Company creates and deploys customized solutions, enhancing the critical customer marketing experience; the result is measurably changing consumer behavior while driving business growth and profitability for some of today’s most recognizable brands. Alliance Data helps its clients create and increase customer loyalty through solutions that engage millions of customers each day across multiple touch points using traditional, digital, mobile and emerging technologies. An S&P 500, FORTUNE 500 and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Alliance Data consists of businesses that together employ over 9,000 associates at more than 50 locations worldwide.

Alliance Data’s card services business is a provider of market-leading private label, co-brand, and business credit card programs. LoyaltyOne^® owns and operates the AIR MILES^® Reward Program, Canada’s most recognized loyalty program, and Netherlands-based BrandLoyalty, a global provider of tailor-made loyalty programs for grocers. More information about Alliance Data can be found at www.AllianceData.com.

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