News & Events News & Events: POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 28: Celebrity/Scholarship Dinner will Feature "The Truth" Paul Pierce

A full-course dinner at the Venus de Milo and an evening with Paul Pierce

N. Dartmouth, MA. – The UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research is hosting its 20^th Annual Celebrity Scholarship Dinner headlined by Boston Celtic Legend Paul Pierce! This is an opportunity to enjoy a 4-course meal at The Venus de Milo in Swansea, MA where Pierce will speak, as well as participate in a Q&A session with the crowd. There will be a raffle of a Paul Pierce signed jersey and a silent auction including various Boston Celtics sports memorabilia. There will also be glossy 8x10” photographs available to purchase that will be signed onsite by Pierce accompanied by a photo opportunity. The dinner will be held on Monday, September 28, 2020.  Tickets are $150 each, or $1500 per table of 10.

Additionally, there is an opportunity to sponsor a scholarship recipient for $1000. Paul Pierce will take the stage with donors to help award scholarships presented in the donor’s name. Scholarships are given in the amount of $1000. Professional photographs will be taken. 

Pierce played 15 seasons with the Celtics, is a 10 time All Star, an NBA Champion and Champion MVP.  He holds several Celtics records for scoring and is now a broadcaster for ESPN.

To purchase tickets by cash/check, please contact Shannen at spavao2@umassd.edu or 508-910-6435. 
To purchase tickets by credit card, please visit www.venusdemilo.com.

About the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

The UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research is a unit in the Charlton College of Business that provides assistance to the business community in the form of high quality, affordable work. This work is primarily conducted by graduate and undergraduate marketing students. In return, the students gain networking, job and internship opportunities. Every Spring, the Center hosts a Celebrity Guest and distributes scholarships to their students. To date, they have distributed over $200,000. Their celebrity guests have included Celtics Bill Russell, Red Sox David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez, and Rodney Harrison of the Patriots.

For more information, visit www.umassd.edu/cmr