The Red Sash is the Club’s signature black tie social event for the year. The Ball always features a wonderful dinner, with dancing, and live entertainment. This event is very popular with our members and allows members to invite friends, relatives, and prospective members to an evening of elegance.
The Red Sash Ball will be held September 28, 2024
Dear Member:
The Ball will be held on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, from 7:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852.
Activities for this year’s Black Tie Ball will include:
Reception in the Grand Foyer from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Dinner/Dance Celebration in the Grand Ballroom from 8:00 to 12:00 P.M.
Your membership entitles you and your wife or significant other. You are also entitled to receive invitations for up to four additional guests. The total seat allocation for this affair is six. Additional seats may be purchased at a cost of $125.00 per person with no maximum. Tables of ten (10) will be given priority seating. Members with less than a full table may have their seats combined with other members.
Please notify Wesley Webb no later than 5:00 P.M. on August 25, 2024, at 301-275-5675 or by email at rweswebb@bachelor-benedict.org on the number of invitations you require (one invitation per guest or couple). Your table assignment(s) will be sent to you well in advance and requests to be seated in close proximity to another member will be honored to the extent possible.
Attire for this affair is strictly Black Tie (tuxedo, formal gowns). Bachelor-Benedict Club member attire includes your red ribbon sash draped from upper left to lower right or your BBC Medallion (not both). Members and guests not properly attired will be denied admission. The inviting
member will be asked to deliver the message of non-admittance to any of his guests not properly attired.
The Red Sash Ball is the best event to invite prospective new members to experience the Bachelor-Benedict Club at its full glory. We encourage all to consider inviting prospective members. Cash bars will be open 8:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. Complimentary coffee and tea (hot and iced) will be available throughout the evening. We are looking forward to seeing you and your guests at this affair.
Fraternally,
Wesley Webb, Chair, Red Sash Ball Committee
301-275-5675
rweswebb@bachelor-benedict.org
Marriott Bethesda North Hotel – Guest Room Agreement
Guest Room Agreement
The Hotel will reserve 30 rooms for overnight stay of Bachelor-Benedict Club Members on a first come first serve basis per below:
Date Day Run of House* Total Rooms
09/28/2023 Saturday 30 30
*Run of House may be a standard king room type or a standard double, double room type.
Group Room Rates
Hotel confirms the following group rates:
Start Date End Date Room Rate
09/28/2024 09/29/2024 $201
Hotel room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 13%) in effect at the time of check-out.
Guaranteed Reservations – All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card by Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The Hotel will not hold any reservations unless secured by one of the methods above.
Parking: Overnight guests staying in the hotel and parking in the hotel lot, will be charged an overnight parking fee of $23.00. (Overnight parking fees are subject to change without notice).
Method of Reservations – Call the hotel on 301-822-9200 or go online and make your reservations. The rooms are reserved in the ”Bachelor-Benedict Club” name and the passkey link is, https://book.passkey.com/e/50811570. The Group Rate is guaranteed for reservations made on or before the Cutoff Date.
Cutoff Date – Wednesday, August 28th, 2024.
Red Sash Ball Additional Tickets
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