Snowflake Ball ’25 collects $103k+ led by Cox, McCulloch, Booth, Wheeler

Hundreds donned black ties and evening gowns to support the countywide Senior Companion Program as a new king, queen, prince and princess were crowned during 2025 Snowflake Ball.

The event, which took place in Rothchild Catering & Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike, Saturday, Feb. 8, benefitted the senior program, which is part of AmeriCorps and locally administered by Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee’s Office on Aging.

The nominees raised $103,701.35, as Courtney Cox won the queen’s crown, collecting $39,629.38, while Rebekah McCulloch was crowned princes after raising $31,255. The king’s crown went to Dr. Colin Booth, who raised $18,585, while Tim Wheeler was crowned prince by collecting $4,515.

Other king and prince candidates were Brian Hornbeck and Ryan Ritter, while Kindle Petteway and Hannah Hood also competed for the queen and princess crowns.

Cox, an attorney with Franklin & Kyle Elder Law, graduated from Bearden High School in 2007 and from University of Tennessee honors college in 2011 with a degree in anthropology. She was a field archeologist until she finished law school in 2021.

Booth is a doctor with Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, while McCulloch is a registered nurse.

Wheeler is a licensed funeral director and embalmer with Mynatt Funeral Home.