On Wednesday evening, August 13, this summer’s premier charity event will take place at the Franklin Hills Country Club.
The evening, “Club 1880 at ORT Rub-A-Dub 2014”, benefits the local and international educational and vocational programs offered by ORT. ORT is a unique world charity, first organized in 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia, that provides training and education to school age children, vocational schools, college students, as well as the unemployed and underemployed.
The fundraiser starts with a silent auction and cocktail reception, followed by a Mexican-themed dinner, live auction and dancing to the Foster Brooks Band. Attire for the event is “dressy casual”.
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Among the unique live auction times offered are:
· Lunch for four with Dan Gilbert at Quicken Loans headquarters.
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· Trip for two on Michigan State University team plane to an away basketball game.
· A private plane for the day to take six to New York or other destination of similar distance.
· Throwing out the first pitch at the August 14 Tiger game at Comerica Park.
Presenting sponsor for this event is The Suburban Collection, Suburban Infiniti of Novi & Suburban Infiniti of Troy.
Tickets are $150 each. If you’re under 30 years of age, you can purchase two tickets at this price until August 1. Details on www.ORTmichigan.org or by calling 248-723-8860.
Raffle tickets are also being offered for a $5,000 gift certificate to Somerset Collection and his and hers Shinola watches.
The “Rub-A-Dub” fundraiser’s name stems from an original event in the 1980’s that began as a casual evening involving lottery scratch-off tickets.
