Deluxe Weekend Packages are on Sale Now for Andy Roddick Foundation Charity…

December 9, 2005 Lionel Richie in Concert…. Hard Rock Live….Hollywood, Florida
December 10-11th Dinner/Dance Gala and Celebrity Tennis Exhibition…The Polo Club

Platinum Package: $2,000 per person includes: VIP Seating in the first two rows on the floor of the private Lionel Richie Concert including an exclusive one hour “meet and greet” cocktail party with Lionel Richie, Andy Roddick and other celebrities at the Hard Rock Live. Also included is 1 ticket to the Dinner/Dance Gala on Saturday and 1 VIP ticket with VIP Parking for the Tennis Exhibition on Sunday with both events being hosted by the Polo Club in Boca Raton. One Limited edition autographed photo of Andy Roddick .

Gold Package: $650 per person includes: VIP Seating rows 5-8 on the floor of the private Lionel Richie Concert at the Hard Rock Live. Also included is 1 ticket to the Dinner/Dance Gala on Saturday and 1 VIP ticket with VIP Parking for the Tennis Exhibition on Sunday.

Silver Package: $500 per person includes: VIP seating rows 5-8 on the floor of the private Lionel Richie Concert at the Hard Rock Live and 1 ticket to the Dinner/Dance Gala on Saturday.

Bronze Package: $400 per person includes VIP seating rows 5-8 on the floor of the private Lionel Richie Concert at the Hard Rock Live and 1 ticket to the Celebrity Tennis Exhibition.

Five-time Grammy winner, Lionel Richie, plans to join tennis superstar, Andy Roddick, to raise funds for children in need. The private concert has been added as a kick-off to the Fifth Annual Andy Roddick Charity Weekend scheduled December 9-11, 2005.

Richie’s stellar hits have sold in excess of 100 million albums worldwide with nine consecutive years of number one songs. A perfect match for America’s number one ranked tennis player, Richie is scheduled to perform on Friday, December 9th starting at 9:00 PM at the new, state-of-the-art Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. His hits include “All Night Long,” “Three Times a Lady,” “Still,” “Brick House,” “Lady,” “Hello,” “Easy,” “Dancing on the Ceiling,” and Academy Award winning, “Say You, Say Me.”

Andy Roddick is also hosting his annual celebrity dinner dance, auction and tennis exhibition on December 10th and 11th at the Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida. The pro-celebrity exhibition, presented by JM Family Enterprises Inc., will feature Andy Roddick and special guest, Andre Agassi. Other scheduled celebrities are tennis players, Aaron Krickstein, Sebastien Grosjean. Chris Evert, Brenda Schultz, Olympic Volleyball Player, Logan Tom and Olympic Gold Medalist and Figure Skater, Sarah Hughes. The event concludes at 4:00 p.m. with a priceless chance to return Andy’s world record breaking serve.

For all children under age twelve, The Andy Roddick signature Kid’s Zone starts at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 11th. The festivities kick-off with a variety of tennis games sponsored by USA Tennis Florida. In addition, the Andy Roddick Kid’s Zone has expanded with music, raffles, sumo wrestling, rock climbing, a bounce house and other popular activities for children thanks to the support of MSE Events and the Pure Energy Entertainment Group.

The tennis festival is priced as follows: VIP Canopy End Zone Tickets are $150 each; VIP Tickets are $100 each; Reserved tickets are $50 each; General seating is $25 each. Children, under age twelve, receive a free gift and are just $5.00 each when accompanied by a paid adult. In addition, a chance to return Andy’s serve, the fastest serve in the world, can be purchased for $100 and includes three chances. Advance reservations for all events are required and seating is limited. All events are expected to be “sold out.”

Grand Slam Sponsors are JM Family Enterprises Inc. Additional sponsors currently include the Polo Club Boca Raton, Seminole Hard Rock Live, Sun-Sentinel, MSE Events & Pure Energy Entertainment Group, American Express, Bank of America, Lacoste, Westside Tennis Club, Boca Raton Resort, Panera Bread, Vital Spring Technologies, ATP Tour, USTA, USA Florida, SFX, Evert Tennis Academy and Babolat. Limited sponsorships are still available and donations are welcome.

One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit local children’s charities. Check for the latest in news at www.andyroddick.com or arfoundation.org

For Tickets and Information: contact 561-620-9449. For Sponsorship and Media contact: Doris Porter at 561-392-2652 at the Andy Roddick Foundation.