MUSC Charity Ball

Saturday night the Medical University of South Carolina held their 22nd annual Charity Ball. This was mine and Stephen's second year attending. The Charity Ball is a great event that raises money for charities such as Charleston Miracle League, Families Helping Families, Make A Wish Foundation, and several others. One of the local charities it helps is CRISIS Ministries. This is a free health clinic run by 2nd year MUSC students at the homeless shelter. Stephen is one of the six coordinators that ran the clinic this year.

At the event there is a silent auction with a variety of items donated. They have things like jewelry, art, household items, gift cards to restaurants, big screen TVs, books, movie tickets, spa packages, and there was even a used surf board. This year there was an African Safari Trip whose bidding started at 3 grand. It is a lot fun because you can get things for a percentage of their value but everything goes to charity. Last year we got a hotel room that we used for the wedding and a golf package Stephen used with some friends. We didn't get anything this year. We bid on some stuff but were outbid. We didn't want to spend a lot of money on things, especially things we didn't need. We had a lot of fun dancing, socializing, and eating great food though!