Now in its 11th year, the Ladies Holiday Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, December 1 from 10 am to 1:30pm at Carolina First Center.  More than 1,000 women are expected to attend.  The centerpiece of the luncheon is a 300+ item silent and live auction providing guests the opportunity to do their Christmas shopping while benefiting children with disabilities. The very-popular chef auction will be reprised this year, with more than a dozen top Upstate chefs participating in the "Chef Auction," offering the opportunity to have a chef prepare dinner for up to eight guests in the buyers' home. The luncheon will feature live entertainment as well.

Your help is needed to make this vital fundraiser a success!  Please consider participation through the purchase of a table for ten, sponsorship of the event, or donation of services or an item for the silent auction.  For details of sponsorship and online registration, please click here. The form may be emailed to bmartin@meyercenter.org or printed, and submitted by mail with your fee. 

The cost for a table is $500, including a gift for the hostess and each guest.  Sponsorship at the $1,000 level and above includes admission to the VIP Party on Monday, November 29 at The Palms restaurant featuring live music and a gourmet buffet.  Additional sponsor levels range from $2,500 to $25,000, with various benefits for each. 

Event proceeds support the Center's early childhood education and therapy program for preschool children with physical disabilities. Complete information may be obtained by contacting Barbara Martin, Assistant Director,, at (864) 250-0005, Ext. 208, or via email, bmartin@meyercenter.org.  The Meyer Center, founded in 1954, is a DSS-licensed childcare agency, Medicaid rehabilitation facility and S.C. Charter School.  More than 170 children received services in 2009.