I have to say Vijay is a true gentleman. For those of you that have never heard of him, Vijay was a famous tennis player in the 1970s and through out the ’80s.

He was ranked in the top ten in the world and played all the top players such as Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. In fact, I remember seeing him play against my favorite player as a kid — a  famous Swedish player named Bjorn Borg. Gosh, at the time I was probably only five years old. I also remember Vijay being in the James Bond movie Octopussy with Roger Moore.

Now, if you have never seen Vijay or Jimmy Connors in action, you definitely need to save this upcoming weekend for this fun event: the 5th annual Vijay Amritraj Foundation Charity Weekend in October.

This year the event will have a tennis day on October 29th which will feature a variety of exhibition matches, including pro singles, pro doubles and pro celebrity matches.  The evening will also provide an opportunity to socialize and network with food and wine from five o’clock onwards.

On October 30th the evening will begin at six with a reception and dinner followed at eight with a unique opportunity to see a live, 90-minute performance by the incredible The Beach Boys!  Yes, those Beach Boys!  The opening act will also feature a comedian.

The Vijay Amritraj Foundation (VAF) has been proud to serve some of the most needy charities in India over the past four years.  They had the opportunity to visit the causes they have supported and see the difference the contributions have made.

The mission of VAF is to provide assistance to the forgotten; the charities without a voice. These are often the smaller charities of India, who do not have the ability to raise money or awareness for their causes.  To name a few, they are charities rescuing children from prostitution, taking care of the destitute elderly, providing healthcare for villagers and educating slum children.

So come and join the event for the weekend and help support the work that the foundation does in India. General admission for the tennis day is $20 and VIP is $100.  For the concert General Admission is $50 and VIP $250.  They are offering a special VIP Weekend Pass for $300 which includes a reception and dinner both days.

For $3,000, your company will have the opportunity to have ten tickets to the tennis day with food and wine and a table of ten for the reception, dinner and ten seats for The Beach Boys concert.

To purchase a ticket for the event, you can click on this link:

http://www.vijayamritrajfoundation.org/tickets.aspx

For more information about the foundation, you can visit the website at:

www.vijayamritrajfoundation.org or http://www.thevaf.com/