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Items up for auction included a VIP experience with the Nationals, jewelry and other high-end goods.
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The pair served as celebrity hosts for the Big Game Big Give event held at the luxurious home of Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams on the eve of the Super Bowl. Williams and wife Erika greeted guests at the gates of their Paradise Valley home.
The pair worked together on the fourth installment of the "Transformers" franchise.
Wahlberg and Bay held private sessions with donors after their arrival, with the director showing a reel of behind-the-scenes footage. "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks also performed for guests.
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — "Transformers" star Mark Wahlberg and director Michael Bay reunited Saturday night for a charity event that organizers said raised more than $1 million.
