The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank’s Ninth Annual Jewels of Giving Gala will be Friday, Nov. 17, at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.

The doors for the Gala, which is the major fundraiser for the Food Bank., will open for VIPs at 6 p.m. and for the general public at 7 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. DJ Brock from Brock Entertainment will be providing the musical entertainment.

There will be live and silent auctions carried out during the Gala.

VIP tickets are $250 each and individual tickets are $125. Tables of 10 people are $1,250. Black tie is optional.

The goal for 2017, with your support, is to provide more than 1.8 million meals for the food insecure in Northwest Arkansas.

Sponsorships for the Gala are still available.

For more information about the Gala, becoming a sponsor or to purchase tickets, go to www.nwafoodbank.org/jewels-of-giving-gala.

The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank serves more than 150 food pantries and agencies in a four-county area – Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington.