An Evening of Great Expectations is almost here!
With season in full swing, the Committee for the 4th Annual “An Evening of Great Expectations” is hard at work securing auction items and selling tickets. At a recent meeting, the Committee was pleased to report that Caroline Moran, Roger and Jennifer Smith, PNC Bank, and Toshiba Business Systems are sponsors of the event. The Committee has already secured almost $30,000 of auction items from area businesses including: Emilio Pucci, The Med Spa, Sequin, MacKenzie-Childs, PGA Advanced Dentistry, and Provident Jewelry to name just a few. Some of the Live Auction items include a one day yacht outing for 12 people, race car driver experience, VIP Box for Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire, a house in North Carolina, a condo in Beaver Creek, and a cooking experience with Paige Trednick.
Caroline Moran and Diana & Bertram Firestone are the event Chairs and Committee Members include: Sue Ashe, Shirley Brown, Sally Chester, Karlene Kiminyo, Michele Poole, Valerie Seifert, Father Steven & Erin Thomas, Karen Vaughan, Amy & Tim Whitby, Lou Ann Wilson-Swan and Joan O’Connell.
This Key West Casual event, will be held on March 11th at the Mallet Grille in the International Polo Club and will start at 6:00 pm with an open bar, informal modeling by Emilio Pucci, and a fabulous silent auction. Dinner will be served at 7:30 and include a live auction by Neil Saffer of Saffer & Company Benefits Auctions with Tiffany Kenny, WPBF 25 News Anchor, serving as the celebrity emcee.
Proceeds benefit Grandma’s Place an emergency shelter for 16 children – from birth to the age of 12 – who have been removed from their homes by the Department of Children & Families due to abuse or neglect. Grandma’s Place is the ONLY emergency shelter in Palm Beach County!
Ticket are $150 per person. To receive an invitation, donate an auction item, purchase a ticket, or sponsor the event, please call Roxanne Jacobs at 561-408-3060, e-mail roxanne@grandmasplacepb.org, or visit the website at grandmasplacepb.org.