The North Carolina Discovery Ball is a black tie gala. Typically, a black-tie wedding requires guests to wear either a tuxedo or an evening dress.
Yes. While guests may use any rideshare service to travel to the event, The Bradford has informed us that rideshare pickups are not reliable for returning home. To ensure safe and dependable transportation, we are providing a complimentary shuttle with two pickup locations—one in Raleigh and one in Cary.
Guests must preregister for the shuttle when completing their event registration.
You may use the shuttle round‑trip or one‑way. Vehicles may be left overnight either at The Bradford or at the shuttle pickup location.
The North Carolina Discovery Ball is a cashless event. For the most convenient experience, preregister with your credit card through our GiveSmart website. https://ncdiscball.givesmart.com
Mobile bidding via cell phones will be used at Discovery Ball. Please be sure to bring your fully-charged cell phone with you. Items can be previewed at https://ncdiscball.givesmart.com
Yes, donations are being accepted using the DONATE link at the top of the website. We do not accept cash for North Carolina Discovery Ball donations. Only credit cards and checks are accepted.
Donations may be made via the DONATE link or here: https://ncdiscball.givesmart.com
If you mail in your donation, the American Cancer Society will send you a receipt for your tax records, approximately six weeks after payment is received. If you make a donation online using your credit card, you will be directed to a confirmation page that can be printed for your tax records. In addition, an email will be sent to you that includes a receipt that can be printed for your records.
North Carolina Discovery Ball donations will support the mission of the American Cancer Society as it works to free the world from cancer by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.
The American Cancer Society is the largest private funder of cancer research in the United States, with more than $4.8 billion invested in the search for new cures. Research funded by the Society has laid the groundwork for virtually every major breakthrough in cancer prevention, detection and treatment seen in the last seven decades. When we began, only a quarter of all cancer patients achieved 5-year survival. Today, more than 2 in 3 will reach this milestone. Through the years, 49 scientists funded by the Society have earned the Nobel Prize for their findings.
