Boston Cares Hosts 'The Great Escape' 5th Annual Silent Auction and Charity Ball.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2000 Boston Cares is celebrating its 5th Annual Great Escape Silent Auction and Charity Ball on Friday, February 4th from 8:00pm - 2:00am at The Fairmont Copley Plaza The Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel (or Copley Plaza as it is colloquially known) is a four-star hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1912 on St. James Avenue and defines the south side of Copley Square. The Copley Plaza Hotel opened in 1912. (138 St. James Avenue, Boston, MA). Proceeds from the fund raising event will support Boston Cares. The evening promises to be filled with dancing, auction item bidding and fun. The black-tie optional event will feature Edwin Pabon & Orchestra, a salsa band, playing from 8:30pm - 10:30pm and PigPen playing from 10:30pm - 2:00am. Hors d'oeuvres and desserts will be served. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. To order tickets by credit card or for more information, please call (617) 563-7960 or visit us at: www.bostoncares.org
Come bid on a great variety of auction items including:
- Romantic getaways at Boston's finest hotels
- Premium seating at Celtics and Bruins games
- Hand crafted arts
- Dining at Boston's finest restaurants
- Beauty/spa packages
- And much, much, more
Boston Cares is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to mobilizing volunteers on more than 60 service projects a month. In doing so, Boston Cares partners with more than 150 non-profit organizations in the Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. area that serve our city's children and families, hungry and homeless, elderly and ill, physically and mentally disabled mentally disabled See Cognitively impaired. and the environment. Boston Cares is part of a national network of Cares organizations including New York Cares New York Cares was founded by a group of friends in 1987 who wanted to take action against social issues in New York City. Today, the organization engages 36,000 volunteers in service each year, helping 335,000 New Yorkers in need. , DC Cares, Chicago Cares, Hands on Atlanta This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and LA Works all with the similar mission of making volunteerism accessible to busy people with no ongoing commitment. Volunteer when you can, for what you care about. For more information about Boston Cares, visit our web site at www.bostoncares.org |
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