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Last Monday, July 16th at STK Atlanta, 

Dan Uggla

, second baseman for The Braves, hosted his second annual

Celebrity Waiter Night

at

STK Atlanta

in Midtown benefiting his foundation

Diamonds in the Rough

.

The sold-out fundraising event attracted 150 guests who enjoyed STK's signature cuisine served by Uggla and his teammates, fine wine and exciting silent and live auctions.

Emceed by

Matt Chernoof

and

Sandra Golden

of 680 The Fan, guests kicked off the eventing with a cocktail hour in the lounge of STK where not only did they get to bid on silent auction items, but they also got to mix and mingle with Uggla and his teammates 

Freddie Freeman, Martin Prado, Mike Minor, Michael Bourn, Eric Hinske, Jair Jurrjens, Kris Medlen, Tyler Pastornicky

and former Braves player

Charlie Leibrandt.

[caption id="attachment_16036" align="aligncenter" width="478" caption="Martin Prado in his Atlanta Braves jersey."]

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As guests filled the dining room, Uggla discussed his foundation, introduced the players, teased live auction items including dinner with Dan and his friends at STK, signed jerseys, concert tickets and more....and then quickly put his teammates to work.

With the help of STK's servers, The Braves traded in their bats, gloves and balls for aprons - bringing each table a four-course meal.  Dinner was followed by a live auction that raised more than $50,000 for Uggla’s Diamonds in the Rough Foundation, which strives to provide opportunities, support and resources to children and families in need. The primary focus of the foundation is to improve the lives of low-income children and children with cancer by providing daily support and life changing experiences.

[caption id="attachment_16040" align="aligncenter" width="478" caption="Tyler Pastornicky signing autographs in between serving courses."]

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[caption id="attachment_16041" align="aligncenter" width="478" caption="Kris Medlen serving dinner."]

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[caption id="attachment_16042" align="aligncenter" width="478" caption="Michael Bourn: Outfielder, server, hugger."]

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[caption id="attachment_16037" align="aligncenter" width="478" caption="Your celebrity waiters. "]

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Photos by Cory Mitchell

*For more information

please visit

www.danuggla.org

.

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