Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Valet parking was provided by Scotland High and St. Andrews students as guests entered the tent.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Margery and Gary Ballowe of Columbia, S.C. dance as the Craig Woolard Band starts its set.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Scotland Memorial Foundation grant writer Ivy McLaurin and auctioneer Benjamin Farrell entice guests to bid on a setter/retriever mix puppy.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Shea Summer of Asheville and Harrison Slaughter of Laurinburg were among the 450 guests.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange From left, volunteers Saundra Bridges and Carol Sweatt man the Ritz raffle as Doug Jennings of Bennettsville, S.C. casts his ticket into the pot.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Diners selected from an offering of sushis as well as shrimp cocktail kept chilled atop an ice sculpture.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Chef DeMarcus Gause prepares buffalo mozzarella ravioli with blueberry venison sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, and cream sauce for Marylew and Tom Mason of Charlotte.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Bob Dean of Laurinburg, left, checks in with Scotland Memorial Foundation volunteer Angela Locklear.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange From left, Tim and Tammy Ivey of Laurinburg, Julie Bellamy of Rockingham, Doug Fanning of Raleigh, and Leah and Lynn Samples of Charlotte.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange John and Erin Hunt of Rowland before entering the Ritz tent.

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Mary Katherine Murphy|Laurinburg Exchange Volunteer Leslie Yanick presents a pottery vase donated by Ben Owen Pottery for the live auction.

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The 19th annual Putting on the Ritz: A Gala of Giving was held last week on the campus of Scotland Memorial Hospital. More than 400 guests hailing from throughout the Carolinas attended the event, the major fundraiser for Scotland Memorial Foundation.

Held Nov. 3. the gala included exquisite foods, live entertainment and dancing.There were also silent and live auctions featuring one of a kind items.

But the true purpose of the evening to to help the Scotland Memorial Foundation, established in 1988, fund numerous community-based health programs and services each year. This year’s event raised more than $120,000.

Some of those programs include annual mammograms for women at the Free Clinic, funding to help cancer patients purchase wigs and other personal items, financial assistance for patient prescriptions, scholarships for high school seniors pursuing a collegiate course of study in health care, and sports physicals for middle and high school students.