The infielder was concerned with making sure the portions were just right -- not too much, not too little.

"We have a bunch of amateur waiters trying to act like professionals," he said with a smile.

Those amateur waiters were Phillies players who spent Thursday night in Citizens Bank Park's Diamond Club serving plates of steaming food and pouring drinks for supporters of The Moyer Foundation. The event, which included a silent auction, raised more than $400,000 for the foundation's Camp Erin program, a bereavement camp for children who have lost a loved one.

Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen, started the Moyer Foundation in 2000 to support children who are "enduring a time of profound emotional, physical or financial distress," according to the foundation's mission statement. Since that time, the foundation has raised more than $14 million to support more than 150 nonprofit organizations that aid children in distress.

All of the money raised at Thursday's dinner will go toward funding Camp Erin, which has 18 locations in 12 states.

"These children are finding ways to deal with the grief that they're having to deal with -- the loss of a loved one," Moyer told the hundreds of supporters.

Phillies players spent the evening hustling around the Diamond Club to support the cause. Reliever Rudy Seanez squeezed in between two tables while balancing two plates piled high with crab cakes and grilled petit filet. Chase Utley placed plates in front of guests before smiling and posing for a few pictures.

Pitcher Kyle Kendrick made his way around the room, pouring wine for guests before being cornered by autograph seekers.

Nate Weaver, an 18-year-old who attended the dinner, darted back and forth across the room clutching a red Phillies hat that he hoped to have autographed. He was successful in getting the signatures of Brad Lidge, Kyle Kendrick, J.C. Romero, Ryan Madson, Moyer and Bruntlett.

"It's cool to be this close to all the players," Weaver said.

The night took on a more emotional tone when Debbie Willett, a mother from Coatesville, Pa., told the crowd about her children's experience at Camp Erin. Willett's oldest son, David, was killed in a car accident in 2006. Each of her children attended Camp Erin the following year.

"I did not know how to help our kids through this," Willett said. "When they came back from Camp Erin, they were themselves again. It's been fantastic."

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