Ann Romney is coming to Raleigh.

The wife of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold a fundraiser at the North Ridge Country Club on Thursday, Nov. 29. Tickets are $250 or $500 with a photo opportunity.

The sponsors are Romney's state coordinator, Hill Carrow, as well as Blanche Bacon, Melanie and Ed Broyhill, Carolyn Grant, Jeanne Smoot, Marilyn and John Taggart, Lisa Wardle and Desiree and Ron Willis.

Ann Romney is a longtime volunteer with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Right To Play, an international nonprofit that uses sports to help children in disadvantaged regions.  

At an Aug. 30 fundraiser in Raleigh, Mitt Romney raised at least $23,000.

Mitt Romney was in the eye of the Hurricanes Thursday.

The former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential candidate held a fundraiser last night at the Raleigh home of Jim Rutherford, general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, Rob Christensen reports.

The Romney campaign did not permit news coverage of the event. A spokeswoman said she wouldn't discuss who was there, how many people were there or how much money was raised.

Hill Carrow, a Raleigh sports marketing agent who is the North Carolina coordinator for the former Massachusetts governor, said he had been asked by the campaign not to talk about the fundraiser.

In announcing the fundraiser several weeks ago, Carrow said he hoped to raise $100,000 at the event, which cost $500 per person.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in Raleigh next week to raise money.

Supporters hope to raise a six-figure sum for Romney at an event at the Wakefield home of Jim Rutherford, general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, and his wife, Leslie, reports Rob Christensen.

This will be Romney’s first appearance in North Carolina since he announced his presidential bid.

"We have a good ways to go in North Carolina,” said Hill Carrow, a Raleigh sports marketer who is Romney’s state coordinator. “A lot of people don’t necessarily know Mitt. He’s been in other parts of the country more.”

The event on Aug. 30 will cost $500 per person, although people will pay more for a photograph and a special reception.