COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 17th annual Up on the Roof event to raise money for The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute will be held on the university campus at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. The black tie affair in the Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom at the new Ohio Union, 1730 North High St., consists of a brief program followed by guests enjoying dinner and dancing throughout the night. With chandeliers in the ballroom reminiscent of the 1940s, the event will take guests back in time and create a chic and elegant atmosphere. Event chairs are Janis and Michael Bloch, Libby and Rick Germain, and Sarah and Nelson Heinrichs. Tables are $6,000 for a gold table of eight patrons and $3,500 for a silver table of eight. Individual tickets are $800 for a gold patron and $475 for a silver patron, and next generation for patrons age 40 and under is $200. Up on the Roof has raised more than $5 million dollars to support Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Proceeds from this year’s event will support ProjectONE, the largest expansion in the history of the university. For more information, contact Jennifer McDonald, director of fundraising events at OSUCCC-James, at Jennifer.mcdonald@osumc.edu or call 614-293-3744. # # # Jennifer Mutchler Medical Center Public Affairs and Media Relations 614-293-3737 Jennifer.Mutchler@osumc.edu