The third annual Ray Tanner Foundation Benefit and Auction will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 11 at the S.C. State Museum, 301 Gervais St., Columbia, to support economically and medically disadvantaged children and their families, adoptive families, the homeless, and other charitable causes.

This year's event will include a cocktail reception, dinner, silent and live auctions, and a program. USC head baseball coach Ray Tanner and his wife, Karen, will welcome guests Rick Henry, who will serve as master of ceremonies, former head coach June Raines, and others.

Individual tickets are $125 per person. Three levels of table sponsorships also are available from $1,000 to $2,000. Tickets and sponsorships are available online at www.RayTannerFoundation.org, via fax (914-231-5708), or by phone at 646-246-2480.

For more information, contact Jeff McKenzie at 646-246-2480 or Jeff@CoachingCharities.com. The Ray Tanner Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization dedicated to the betterment of economically and medically disadvantaged children and their families.

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