Life and Breath Foundation's Flip Flop Festivus Returning to Four Seasons, Sept. 18

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – The Life and Breath Foundation will present its 7th Annual Flip Flop Festivus fundraiser, Friday, Sept. 18, at the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore in Harbor East.

A repeatedly sold out event with over 300 guests, Flip Flop Festivus offers an elegant night on the town in a resort casual atmosphere. Invited guests – and past attendees – include Matt Stover, Qadry Ismail, Brad Jackson, Gheorghe Muresan, Keith Booth, Jonathan Ogden, Walt Williams, Keith Mills, Mark Viviano, David Aldridge and Johnny Holliday.

The evening kicks off at 6:30 p.m., with an exclusive VIP reception that features former professional athletes, media personalities and community leaders. This intimate gathering presents a unique opportunity to mingle and pose for photos with these personalities, while enjoying cocktails and sumptuous cuisine from Bookmaker’s Cocktail Club and Jokers N Thieves Restaurant & Bar, featuring Top Chef contestant, Jesse Sandlin.

Beginning at 7:00 p.m., the main event will offer exquisite food, wine and cocktails from Four Seasons Executive Chef Oliver Beckert, as well as raffles and a live auction of highly sought-after sports and travel packages, including an ACC Tobacco Road Basketball Game package and Big Apple Broadway Excursion.

Guests also can “strut their stuff on the dance floor” to funk, rock, reggae, jazz, Motown and today’s top hits performed by Soul Expressions. Members of this high-energy 7-piece soul band from Richmond, Va. have played with such artists as Missy Elliot, American Hi-Fi, Patti LaBelle, Letters to Cleo, Destiny’s Child, P-Funk and other notable acts all over the world.

“This is a great evening of food, sports and fun for such an important cause,” said Sean Hull, founder and president of the Life and Breath Foundation, who lost his mother (at age 59) following her 13-year struggle with Sarcoidosis, the world’s most common fibrotic lung disease. He then set out to help support, guide and inform the many individuals suffering from the disease and help raise research dollars.

Proceeds from Flip Flop Festivus will enable the Foundation to provide patients with the valuable resources they need to better manage and coordinate their healthcare and provide their caregivers the support and guidance they need when caring for those battling Sarcoidosis.

Individual tickets are $100 per person for the main event and $150 for the VIP reception. Corporate sponsorships are also available. For tickets, sponsorship or volunteer information, visit www.lifeandbreath.org or call 1-866-4SUPPRT or 410-750-8808.

Founded in 1998, The Life and Breath Foundation is a 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to raising funds to improve treatment and find a cure for Sarcoidosis, which affects 1 in every 2,000 Americans. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised over $300,000 for Sarcoidosis research studies.