Gala benefits hospice program

"Chairs for Charity," an auction and gala sponsored by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), will take place Sunday, March 11. The event will benefit Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

The black-tie-optional event will take place at the Robert B. Meyner Reception Center at PNC Arts Center, Holmdel. Cocktails and auction preview from 5-6 p.m.; dinner and auction from 6-9 p.m.

A collection of one-of-a-kind chairs will be auctioned off throughout the evening.

The chapter's current community service project is refurbishing the hospice inpatient units at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.

To view a collection of the chairs visit www.njasid.org. Tickets are $175 (open seating); $2,500 per table for 10 (reserved seating). A portion of all proceeds will go to the hospice renovation projects.

For information or to order tickets, call (973) 322-4863 or e-mail cdosterross@sbhcs.com.