This year’s event expects to raise $600,000 for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan’s many community programs and services to help the more than 900,000 people in Michigan with kidney disease. More than 250 eclectic and unique auction items and hundreds of children’s toys, books and games will be featured in the live and silent auction events. On Saturday, December 3, more than 800 notable business executives and socialites will gather at MotorCity Casino Hotel for the 12 th annual National Kidney Foundation of Michigan’s Kidney Ball in the hope of reaching the $6 million mark in total annual Kidney Ball funds raised over the past 12 years.