For tickets to the Dinners and Clinics or to make a donation, visit the National MS Society Webpage
Schedule of Events
AT A GLANCE
Friday, October 10, 2008
Welcome Dinner - 7:00 pm
Ramsey’s At The Club located at the exclusive Toluca Lake Tennis Club, 6711 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068 (map it)
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Adult Tennis Clinics
Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus, 555 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Please use Parking Lot 6 or 8 (map it).
• Registration desks will open at 8:30 am for both Clinics.
• Kids Clinics 9:15 – 10:15 am
• Adult Clinics 10:30 -- 11:30 am.
Celebrity Pro-Am Challenge
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus, 555 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Please use Parking Lot 6 or 8 (map it).
Award Dinner
7:30 pm
Neuroscience Research Building at UCLA, 635 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Los Angeles, 90095. Valet Parking at Lot 9 (map it).
Friday Welcome Dinner
Ojakian Tennis and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society invite you to attend the Welcome Party Dinner of our First Ojakian Tennis Celebrity-Pro Am to End MS Charity Event.
Come join us Friday October 10th, 2008 at the beautiful Ramsey’s At The Club located at the exclusive Toluca Lake Tennis Club, 6711 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068 (map it). This memorable night will start off at 7:00 pm when celebrities and tennis professionals will walk the Red Carpet getting a chance to talk to international media about their current projects.
The reception will commence at 7:30 pm. The reception will commence at 7:30 pm with a nice dinner and entertainment and a chance to mix and mingle with some of your favorite tennis professionals and celebrities.
This year’s participating Celebrities and Professionals include: Tracy Austin, Lindsey Davenport, Matthew Perry, Alan Thicke, Pam Shriver, Thomas Blake, Elliot Teltscher, Chelsea Handler, Alex O’Brien, Esai Morales, Bill Scanlon, Cristan De La Fuenta, Scott Davis, Don Diamont, Doug Savant, and many more.**
The Toluca Lake Tennis Club and Ramsey’s At The Club are generously sponsoring this
**The list of pros and celebrities is subject to change due to scheduling conflicts.
Clinics
Join all the participating Celebrities and Tennis Professionals in a fun clinic hosted by Wayne Bryan, on the morning of Saturday October 11th, at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus. The address is 555 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Please use Parking Lot 6 or 8 (map it).
• Registration desks will open at 8:30 am for both Clinics.
• Kids Clinics will run from 9:15am to 10:15 am.
• Adult Clinics will run from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.
Clinic participants will be assigned to a specific court upon arrival, where Wayne Bryan -coach and father of the world # 1 ranked Mike and Bob Bryan, and celebrity sportscaster - will organize different drills and games. Each court will have a Pro and a Celebrity giving pointers to the participants to make the clinics even more fun.
Our special guest, Michele Krause, National Cardio Tennis Program Manager, will be featuring a Cardio Tennis program on a couple of the courts for you to experience this heart pumping music driven workout.
Tickets for the clinics can be purchased in advance online, or on the day of the event for an added fee.
Don’t hesitate! Sign up now for your tickets as we have limited space!
Celebrity Pro-Am Challenge
Join Ojakian Tennis and all of the participating Celebrities and Tennis Professionals at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on UCLA campus, Saturday October 11th from 1-5 pm for an afternoon of great tennis action. Winners of Friday Night’s live auction will have the honor of playing with this group of well known personalities and tennis professionals in a fun and exciting tournament to help raise money for families in need who have Multiple Sclerosis. The lucky winners of our live auction will enjoy a breakfast at the Los Angeles Tennis Center with the Celebrities and Pros prior to starting the clinics. A lunch will also be served for them before the Celebrity Pro-Am Challenge. The address is 555 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Please use Parking Lot 6 or 8 (map it).
This year’s participating Celebrities and Professionals include: Tracy Austin, Lindsey Davenport, Matthew Perry, Alan Thicke, Pam Shriver, Thomas Blake, Elliot Teltscher, Chelsea Handler, Alex O’Brien, Esai Morales, Bill Scanlon, Cristan De La Fuente, Scott Davis, Don Diamont, Doug Savant, and many more.**
• Doors open at 12:30 pm, and play will commence at 1 pm sharp. General admission is open to the public. A suggested donation of $25.00 can be made online or at the gate, but is not required for admission. Also a suggested donation of $50.00 can be made for Court Side seating, but is not required.
**The list of pros and celebrities is subject to change due to scheduling conflicts.
Coral Tree Café will generously sponsor our breakfast and lunch for the Pro-Am participants.
Award Dinner
Ojakian Tennis and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society invite you to attend the Awards Dinner and Silent Auction of our First Ojakian Tennis Celebrity-Pro Am to End MS Charity Event.
After a great afternoon of excitement and tennis, join us on Saturday, October 11th, 2008 for an elegant dinner with live entertainment followed by our silent and live auctions. This amazing night will be at the Neuro Science Reasearch Building on the campus of UCLA. The address is 635 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Los Angeles, 90095. Valet Parking at Lot 9 (map it). Red Carpet arrivals will begin at 7:30 pm and the reception will commence at 8pm. Awards and prices will be presented to the winners of the Celebrity-Pro Am challenge.
Our silent and live auctions will include attractive items such as:
• One hour private tennis lesson from Pete Sampras
• Signed Memorabilia by Agassi, Sampras, Venus and Serena, Sharapova, the Byron Brothers, etc.
• Trips to La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, The Phoenician Hotel, Fours Seasons in Beverly Hills
• Tickets to the 2009 US Open and Pacific Life Open
• Spa Treatments, special packages, Teeth Whitening and more!
This memorable night will culminate with our very first Power of Performance Award, giving birth to a yearly tradition of honor and valor. Our yearly honoree is an individual who has made an impact in society by facing the challenge of living with MS, not letting things stand in his or her way and empowering others to help find a permanent cure for this illness.
We are honored to announce this year’s recipient to be John Austin, Wimbledon mixed doubles champion.
Tickets are available for purchase online. Seating is limited.
Award Dinner and Silent Auction tickets are available for purchase online. Seating is limited.
