Project Cuddle and National Spokesperson John Stamos host “The Rat Pack Party” February 28

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Jan. 19, 2015 - PRLog -- Tickets and sponsorships are now available for the Project Cuddle® Annual Dinner by the Bay Fundraiser on Saturday February 28^th 2015 at The Hilton Long Beach and Executive Meeting Center, 701 West Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, California. National Spokesperson John Stamos invites you to bring your best “1960’s” attitude and attirefor “The Rat Pack” entertainment experience. This year’s theme features a Silent Auction, Dinner and Dancing with performances by a great band with sounds and songs from that era.

The Event Hosts are Project Cuddle’s National Spokesperson and Advisory Board Chairman, John Stamos and Founder and CEO, Debbe Magnusen.  They will be joined by Special Guest, Day time Emmy® Award Winning Actress, Michelle Stafford, during the VIP Reception as well as assisting with the Live Auction.

All proceeds from this event will benefit Project Cuddle® (www.projectcuddle.org) and help continue the mission of the organization to save the lives of babies from abandonment. As of today, 775 babies have been saved.

The evening begins with a silent auction featuring exciting items including gift baskets, weekend getaways, spa packages, dinner and celebrity autographed memorabilia.

Date: Saturday, February 28^th 2015 and Time: VIP Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction at 5pm, General Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction continues at 6 pm with Dinner and Entertainment to follow.

General admission tickets: $100 per person or Table for 10 at $1,000 includesadmission to the event and dinner, Tickets always sell out, and NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.  All ticket sales are final, no refunds and all minors must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or legal guardian.

For Ticket purchase visit web site, http://build.projectcuddle.org/events/dinner-by-the-bay/ and for Sponsorship Information, please call 714-432-9681

Evening’s honorees include: President’s Choice Award, Barbara Gorkis; Angels of the Year, Gregory & Chrissy Gronau;Volunteer of the Year, Deanna Chan; Phone Operator of the Year, Michele Neu; Corporation of the YearAward, Duong Son T MD of Newport Beach Vascular Surgery & Vein Center; Board Member of the Year, Melanie Neumann; Youth Angel of the Year Award, Mariah Gentley.

Emmy^® nominated actor and producer, John Stamos continues to captivate audiences with an array of multi-faceted performances across television, film and theater. With a career spanning 30 years, Stamos has become one of the most revered television stars of his generation. Stamos was most recently seen playing the character “Jean Hamm” on ABC’s musical comedy “Galavant,” created by Dan Fogelman. Television credits include: General Hospital, ABC's Full House and NBC's Emmy^® and Peabody Award-winning drama ER. As a producer, Stamos is currently in development with Twentieth Century Fox and Oscar^®-winning producers, Neil Meron & Craig Zadan, on a musical feature set to the songs of The Beach Boys.  Stamos’ most recent and notable multi-episode television arcs include: USA Network's Necessary Roughness, Fox's hit series Glee and NBC's The New Normal; Guest starring roles include: HBO's Entourage; CBS's Two and a Half Men; NBC's Law & Order: SVU.  Stamos has established an acclaimed presence on Broadway for almost two decades beginning with his Broadway debut in How To Succeed In Business Without ReallyTrying as “J. Pierrepont Finch.”   Broadway credits include: Gore Vidal's Tony^® Award-nominated political play, The Best Man with James Earl Jones, Roundabout Theatre Company's Bye Bye Birdie and the Tony^® Award-winning musicals Nine and Cabaret.  Additional theater credits include: Hairspray at the Hollywood Bowl.  A gifted drummer, singer and musician, Stamos occasionally tours with the legendary band, The Beach Boys, which he's been a part of for 25 years. As an advocate for Project Cuddle, Stamos serves as the non-profit's National Spokesperson and Chairman of the Advisory Board, and has been a supporter of the charity for over ten years.

Special Guest, Michelle Stafford, has been on Project Cuddle’s Advisory Board for since 2008, and has helped promote Project Cuddle in the past years by spreading the word about the cause. Currently, Michelle can be seen as Nina Reeves Clay on General Hospital and previously starred on The Young and the Restless. Stafford's role as Phyllis earned her a Daytime Emmy® award nomination for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series in 2003. She won the award also in 2004 and was again nominated in 2007 and 2008.