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Relive
the
Roaring
20's at
the
Kidney
Ball and
help
raise
$500K
for
Michiganders
with
kidney
disease
and its
prevention
This
year’s
Live
Auction
features
Superbowl
LIII
tickets
at the
14th
annual
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
event
DETROIT,
MICH. -
Start
your
holiday
season
on
Saturday,
December
1st at
the 2018
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
Kidney
Ball.
Enjoy
stepping
back to
the
elegantly
fun era
of
flappers
in
fringed
dresses
and long
pearls,
art
deco,
and The
Great
Gatsby.
The 14th
annual
Kidney
Ball
will be
held at
the
Westin
Book
Cadillac
Detroit,
at 1114
Washington
Boulevard.
No
Prohibition
at this
event,
with a
cocktail
hour
featuring
an open
bar,
appetizers,
champagne
cocktails,
and a
beer and
wine
tasting,
starting
at 6:00
pm.
Enjoy
holiday
shopping
along
several
hallways
of over
250
eclectic
silent
auction
items,
including
the
popular
Kids
Auction
Toy
Room.
Dinner
is at
7:30
p.m.
followed
by a
short
program
and an
exciting
live
auction.
This
year’s
live
auction
will
feature
Superbowl
LIII
tickets,
a
Detroit
Tigers
one-of-a
kind-experience,
and a
unique
stay at
a Villa
in
Italy.
After
the
auction,
dance to
Your
Generation
in
Concert
(YGIC)
in the
Venetian
Ballroom.
New this
year!
The NKFM
is
selling
separate
tickets
for
those
not
attending
the
Kidney
Ball who
wish to
come for
just the
after-party
from
10:00
p.m. to
1:00
a.m.
Sponsored
by
Madison
Heights
Glass,
the
“Party
Hard
Speakeasy”-themed
after-party
includes
an open
bar,
beer
tasting,
dancing
to YGIC,
late
night
Coneys,
and the
candy
“bar”.
The
Party
Hard
Speakeasy
ticket,
which is
$100 per
person,
also
includes
access
to
mobile
bidding
on
Kidney
Ball
silent
auction
items
prior to
the
auction
close.
The
Kidney
Ball is
considered
to be
“the
most fun
black
tie
event in
metro
Detroit”
and is
attended
annually
by more
than 400
business
executives
and
community
leaders.
The
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
expects
to raise
$500,000
for its
many
community
programs
and
services
that
help
over
900,000
Michigan
residents
living
with
chronic
kidney
disease,
and the
many
more at
risk.
“We’re
so
excited
to be
holding
this
signature
event,”
said
Linda
Smith-Wheelock,
president
and CEO
of the
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan.
“People
talk
about it
every
year.
The best
part for
us is
that the
funds we
raise at
the
Kidney
Ball are
used to
educate
and
assist
the
nearly
one
million
people
in
Michigan
with
chronic
kidney
disease.
The
funds
are also
used for
lifestyle
and
health
improvement
programs
to help
prevent
70% of
new
cases of
kidney
disease.”
The
2018
Kidney
Ball
Honorary
Co-Chairs
are
Duane
McLean,
Executive
Vice
President,
Business
Operations,
Detroit
Tigers;
and
Scott
LaRiche,
Executive
Manager
and Vice
President,
Lou
LaRiche
Chevrolet.
The
Committee
Co-Chairs
are Jon
Krebs,
President,
Madison
Heights
Glass
Company,
Inc; and
Jeff
Chandler,
Executive
Vice
President
–
Surety,
VTC
Insurance
Group.
The 2018
Kidney
Ball is
sponsored
by
Madison
Heights
Glass
Company,
Inc;
Meijer;
Mars
Wrigley
Confectionery;
Miller
Coors;
E. & J.
Gallo
Winery,
among
many
others.
Tickets
for the
Kidney
Ball,
which
include
the
Party
Hard
Speakeasy
after-party,
are $350
per
guest.
Tickets
for just
the
after-party
are $100
and
limited,
so
pre-registration
is
required.
Tickets
can be
purchased
at
www.nkfm.org/kidneyball,
or by
calling
the NKFM
at
800-482-1455.
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