“Casablanca”-
themed
Kidney
Ball
raises
funds
that
help
Michiganders
with
kidney
disease
This
year’s
Live
Auction
features
amazing
Little
Caesars
Arena
Suite
Packages
for Katy
Perry,
Detroit
Lions to
entice
guests
at the
13TH
annual
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
event
DETROIT,
MI - At
this
year’s
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan’s
Kidney
Ball, on
Saturday,
December
2, you
will
find
yourself
in a
Marketplace
near
Rick's
Café
Américain
from the
iconic
film
“Casablanca.”
The 13th
annual
Kidney
Ball,
held at
MotorCity
Casino
Hotel,
begins
at 6
p.m.
with a
cocktail
hour in
the
Marketplace,
featuring
an open
bar,
appetizers,
and
champagne
cocktails.
Peruse
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
auction
features
two
18-person
Little
Caesars
Arena
Suite
packages,
one for
entertainer
Katy
Perry’s
December
6th
appearance
and one
for the
Detroit
Red
Wings
vs. New
York
Rangers
December
29th
hockey
game.
After
the
auction,
dance to
Your
Generation
in
Concert
featuring
Fifty
Amp Fuse
in the
Sound
Board.
Finally,
give
your
evening
a sweet
finish
with a
visit to
the
delicious
candy
“bar”.
The
Kidney
Ball is
considered
to be
“the
most fun
black
tie
event in
metro
Detroit”
and is
attended
annually
by more
than 800
business
executives
and
community
leaders.
The
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
expects
to raise
$600,000
for its
many
community
programs
and
services.
“Our
community
has been
so
supportive
over the
years,”
said
Linda
Smith-Wheelock,
president
and CEO
of the
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan.
“We use
the
funds
raised
at the
Kidney
Ball 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
that can
help to
prevent
70% of
new
cases of
kidney
disease.”
The
2017
Kidney
Ball
Honorary
Co-Chairs
are
Duane
McLean,
Executive
Vice
President,
Business
Operations
–
Detroit
Tigers;
and Ed
Peper,
U.S.
Vice
President,
General
Motors
Fleet.
The
Kidney
Ball
Co-Chairs
are Jon
Krebs,
President,
Madison
Heights
Glass
Company,
Inc; and
Jeff
Chandler,
Executive
Vice
President
–
Surety,
VTC
Insurance
Group.
The 2017
Kidney
Ball is
sponsored
by
Madison
Heights
Glass
Company,
Inc;
Lear
Corporation;
Meijer,
General
Motors
Fleet;
Mars
Wrigley
Confectionery;
and E. &
J. Gallo
Winery.
Tickets
for the
event
are $250
per
guest
and can
be
purchased
at
www.nkfm.org/kidneyball,
or by
calling
the NKFM
at
800-482-1455.