Boys and Girls Club of Richland County Annual Dinner & Auction Saturday

The Boys and Girls Club of Richland County Annual Dinner & Auction has been set for 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 16th at The Richland County Fair Event Center. Last year the club raised over $40,000 thanks to the generosity of this community. Some of the items that have already been secured for this year’s auction include Autographed Photos of: Adrian Peterson - the Minnesota Vikings, 2012 NFL MVP, Cam Newton - Carolina Panthers, Drew Brees - New Orleans Saints, Matt Ryan - Atlanta Falcons, Percy Harvin - Minnesota Vikings, Joe Thiesmann - Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Jerome Bettis -Pittsburgh Steelers, Arnold Palmer and Phil Mickelson. Also an autographed Football from Kevin Williams - Minnesota Vikings, and Laser Autographed Football from the 2008 Dallas Cowboys. In addition we will feature NFL team hats autographed by Michele Tafoya!

Additionally we will have a variety of beauty products from everyone at Mark Anthony & Co., an iPad 2 from Electric Land, a Rock Star bike from Blue Rock, a large stuffed pony from Wells Fargo, a Women’s Makeover including a $300 Gift Certificate to the Lucky Buckle and a Facial by Glow (Nikki Carda) and 2 tickets to 10 nights of the NFR December 5-14 from the Richland County Fair Board. More information will follow as other items are donated to the event.

This year’s theme is “St. Patrick’s Day” and guests arriving in costume or wearing green will be entered into a special raffle. The dinner will be catered by The Ranger Lounge, Casino, & Eatery and will be buffet style, featuring Mike’s famous chicken fried steak and roast beef. Special appetizers will also be available starting at 5:00 pm. Tickets for the event are $25.00 each. If you have any collectibles, game tickets, or general merchandise that you would like to donate please contact Sarah Sifers at 433-6763. We truly appreciate all of the support that the community has provided to help the Boys and Girls Club provide a positive place for our local young people to go and to help fulfill the mission of the club “To inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.”