Jorge and Laura Posada, Hunt & Fish Club & VaynerMedia Celebrity Fundraiser to Help Puerto Rico

Jorge and Laura Posada, New York’s Hunt & Fish Club, VaynerMedia, Orchid WorldWide, and JConnelly have joined forces in support of the Foundation for Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria Relief Fund to help families and kids devastated by Hurricane Maria in a celebrity fundraiser slated for Nov 12 at the Hunt & Fish Club, steps away from Times Square.

Legendary Yankee catcher Jorge Posada and his wife Laura Posada, an attorney and certified life coach, began raising funds to help families and children soon after Hurricane Maria laid waste to Puerto Rico. As it became clear that the island would need significantly more support in its recovery efforts, Hunt & Fish co-owners Eytan Sugarman and Anthony Scaramucci offered to co-host a fundraiser with the Posada Family and Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia.

The event—Hunt & Fish Club & VaynerMedia Care: Hurricane Maria Relief Fund—will feature performances by:

• Ryan Tedder – award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and lead vocalist of OneRepublic.

• Brandon Victor Dixon – Tony and Grammy Award nominee, fresh from his turn as Aaron Burr in Broadway smash hit “Hamilton.”

• DJ Clue – New York City DJ legend and host of “Desert Storm Radio” on Power 105.1 FM.

Other celebrity guests will include, among others:

• CC Sabathia – Yankees pitcher, Cy Young Award winner and his wife Amber.

• Bernie Williams – former Yankees centerfielder, MLB All-Star, and Latin Grammy nominee.

• Dascha Polanco & Selenis Leyva – stars of NetFlix’s “Orange Is the New Black.”

• Ahmad Rashad – NFL & college football legend & Emmy Award winning sportscaster.

• Bob Saget – Grammy-nominated comedian known for “Full House,” “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Entourage,” and “The Aristocrats.”

• Lee Mazzilli – New York Mets centerfield legend.

For $1,750-a-person, donors may attend an exclusive private VIP cocktail reception starting at 5:30pm with the event’s hosts and celebrity guests, followed by the party at 6:30pm. For $1,000-a-person, donors may attend the party (6:30-9pm) that includes entertainment and an auction.

For additional information about VIP sponsorships or tickets call (212) 575-4949 between 11am and 8pm or email info@orchidworldwide.com.

About Foundation for Puerto Rico

Foundation for Puerto Rico is driving a sustainable strategy to spur economic development, turning devastation into opportunity for a new beginning and a better future for Puerto Rico. The Foundation is the not - for- profit, non-partisan, go-to, give-to foundation that is reputable, well established and on the ground in Puerto Rico with a sound track record. Laying the foundation for the future, the Foundation for Puerto Rico began with immediate relief efforts but knows that there is no future in rebuilding the past.

While our efforts are supporting basic needs, sustainable solutions and infrastructure and social capital, a key focus is small business stabilization. Small business is the economic engine and backbone of Puerto Rico. Providing immediate relief, access to telecommunications is critical to restarting small business operations, keeping staff employed and the critical supply chains functioning.

Puerto Rico cannot be rebuilt the same. As Puerto Rico moves into the future, Foundation for Puerto Rico is serving as a conduit for the vehicles that need to be created to facilitate the convergence of knowledge, funds and services that will bring economic development to move Puerto Rico into the future and create an efficient and renewed island.