August 3, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy Photo
Tickets for the 鶹 Foundation’s 39th Annual Big Benefit Auction themed “Under the Sea” on Aug. 26 are available until Aug. 14. Tickets are $45 each or $360 per table of eight. Only 200 tickets are available. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Great Bend Columbus Club with bidding on the silent auction and complimentary beer available until 8 p.m. Dinner is served at 7 p.m. and the live auction will begin promptly at 8 p.m. Guests must be 21 or older to attend.
Coleen Cape, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, expressed her excitement and gratitude for the donated auction items the 鶹 Foundation received this year. This year the foundation has 44 live auction items and 124 silent auction items from 188 businesses and individuals who donated to ensure the auction is a success.
Live auction items include:
- 24” x 30” fire pit.
- Amazon Echo.
- Two nights at Central Kansas Whitetails Lodge; entire lodge, four bedrooms andshooting range.
- Barton Sports Package – two reserved basketball regular season tickets (no post-season play), reserved parking spot and basketballs signed by the girls and boys 2017-2018 basketball teams.
- Golfing Kansas Package.
- White House collectibles – featuring collectibles from the 105th First Lady’s Luncheon and a collectible ornament Representative Dr. Roger Marshall received as a member of the House of Representatives.
- Traeger Lil’ Tex Elite Grill.
- Child’s first bike.
- 50” big screen TV.
- A Royal Weekend – Kansas City Royals package including a two-night hotel package and four tickets to the Sept. 10 game as the Royals host the Twins.
- Two Bedroom Condo in Winter Park, Colo. (March 31-April 6).
- Maytag High-Efficiency washer and dryer.
- Three-night family suite package at the Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City (Dec. 27-30).
Tickets can be purchased by calling the Foundation office at (620) 786-1136 or by sending an email to mccormickd@bartonccc.edu.
The auction is being underwritten by UMB Wealth Management, Advanced Therapy and Sports Medicine and BTI Equipment - Great Bend.