(Seguin) — The Seguin Sunrise Rotary Club is promising a night of food, fun and entertainment, all while raising money for some good causes in the community.
The club is hosting its inaugural Millions & Mistletoe fundraiser Saturday night at the Big Red Barn on Cordova Road.
Rotarian Dennis Clarkson says the event will feature plenty of entertainment, along with opportunities for guests to walk away with some great prizes.
“I think people are going to be able to come to this event (and have a good time). There’ll be a live auction. There’ll be a silent auction. Of course, there’s great food. There’s also great music. But they’ll be able to come, and I think bid on stuff that they can take and use as their Christmas presents or whatever it might be,” said Clarkson.
Tickets and tables are still available for Saturday’s event. Clarkson says the cost of attending is tax-deductible.
“Individual tickets are $80. Now remember, that is a donation. Everything that you do with this, because it is the Seguin Sunrise Rotary Scholarship Foundation, and it’s a 501c3 (non-profit charity). So, all the money that you’re giving to this, you can deduct,” said Clarkson.
The money raised will support the Sunrise Rotary Club’s scholarship program, as well as the Thriving Hearts Crisis Center in Seguin.
Rotarian Xavier Norton says the event offers people a chance to have a great time while also supporting two very important causes.
“We really want to bring together the community to support our two different groups. We raise scholarships for students in Seguin and Navarro, and then also Thriving Hearts Crisis Center as well. So, it’s a beautiful night for two wonderful causes,” said Norton.
Clarkson says the club’s scholarship program is a little different from most. Instead of waiting until students are ready to graduate, he says the club begins investing in them when they’re just freshmen in high school.
“We’re going to actually take them, and put their money in Edwards Jones (Investments). It’s going to grow over the next three years along with other donations. And then if they’ve stayed a legitimate student and they graduate, then they’re going to get that money. It used to be that it had to go to a university, and it had to go to that. Well, now you’ve got trade schools and you’ve got other things. So now, they’re able to use that money for whatever they need to use it for to continue on doing what they do,” said Clarkson.
In addition to the night’s entertainment, Norton says guests will also have an opportunity to bid on several auction items.
“I know we’ve gotten a lot of great feedback around some of our auction items. This year they’re being curated specifically for like gift giving. Full baskets, full on prizes that you can not only have it go to a charitable cause, but to have a really great gift to give during this time of year as well. That’s going to be something to look forward to. And there’s very, very limited items and very curated items that we’re having brought in for this event,”said Norton.
The inaugural Millions & Mistletoe fundraiser runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Big Red Barn on Cordova Road.
Tickets are available from members of the Seguin Sunrise Rotary Club. They can also be purchased online through a link on the club’s Facebook page.