TIMES: Ballroom doors open at 5:00 pm. Our program will begin promptly at 5:30, please be seated at your table at that time. Sit down dinner serving begins at 5:45 pm. Ball ends at 10:00 pm. Late arrivals cannot be guaranteed to be served dinner. Photos are not taken during the dinner hour. Portraits will resume after the meal at approximately 6:15pm. If you arrive after 7:00pm, dinner will not be available for you.
TICKETS: Your pre-purchased tickets will be available for pick-up at the "WILL-CALL" tables at the bottom of the escalators and stairs at Entrance "B". Watch for the signs!
If you have reserved a table, please inform your table guests of FAQ page and forward the blast email unto them. Your table information will be at the will call with your tickets.
**Please print your name and have ready to drop in the basket across from the Will Call tables to be entered for Door Prizes!
WHERE: City Side Convention Center at the DECC (Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center) in the Lake Superior Ballroom. Located on second floor at the top of the escalators and to the left. There will be signs posted with directions from ramps and entrances. Parking DECC parking lot or ramp. Cost is $10 per vehicle. You may drop off and pick-up your daughter at Entrance "B".
SEATING: Purchase your reserved seating when purchased in groups of 6 or 8. Otherwise, all other tickets are open seating. Please be seated by 5:25pm.
*** SAFETY RULES***: At the request of the Father Daughter Ball Coordinators and the DECC Staff, we ask that you keep your daughter supervised at all times. As the DECC is open to the public, we cannot keep our event private & totally secured. Your daughter(s) may not use the elevator or escalators without your presence. Please discuss this before arriving. We will be checking your tickets upon arrival. Dads: please keep your tickets in your pocket. You will be asked to show your ticket each time you enter and exit the ballroom. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but we would rather error on the side of caution than have an incident. We thank you in advance for your compliance.
MENU: Chicken served with salad, veggies, rolls & butter, and dessert. If you have any special dietary requests, please indicate those requests when you purchase your tickets online in the comment section. A special meal ticket will be issued to you at Will Call when you pick up your tickets to present to the DECC staff when seated at your table.
MUSIC: Music is tasteful and fun. You will recognize many familiar and old favorites! Be ready for the Limbo and the Chicken Dance.
ATTIRE: This is a special occasion and an opportunity to wear your "Sunday Best". Daughters usually wear dresses - some come in gowns. Fathers often wear dress shirts and ties; suits are common attire (even a few tuxedos). Coat check available to the left of Entrance “B”, Split Rock Room (at bottom of escalators).
PROFESSIONAL PORTRAITS: Lynnette's Portrait Design will be offering portrait packages for purchase. Pictures will begin when the doors open at 4:00pm in the French River Room - located on the second floor across from the ballroom. They will close briefly for the dinner hour 5:15~6:15 so dinner can be served in a timely manner. Pictures will then resume and go through the early part of the evening. The DJ will make a couple of last call announcements. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER online for professional portraits by the Thursday prior to the event.
DOOR SERVICE: Our volunteers will be available to stand and wait with your daughter(s) at Entrance “B” while you go to park your car or to pick it up after the event - Volunteers with Father Daughter Ball LOGO NAME BADGES will be posted at this door - speak with them directly. Again, the drop-off and pick-up location is Entrance "B"- Bottom of escalators. WASH ROOM ATTENDANTS: We will not have attendants at the restrooms. We ask that you use the family restroom with your daughter if she needs your assistance. Staff wearing a Logo badge may be available to assist you if there is a special need. Thank you for understanding.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: If you are interested in financially partnering with our ministry or giving a gift in kind, or sponsoring a MN Adult and Teen Challenge father and their daughter to attend, please contact us to request information. Any remaining funds from this year’s event will go directly back into the ministry for next year.
LOST & FOUND: Items found during the event are usually brought to the information table outside of the ballroom. Please check there first. We will then bring these items periodically to the DJ to announce during the evening. All items remaining after the event will be placed in the lost and found at the DECC. You may call the DECC at 218.722.5573 the following business day to claim your items.