Seguin Sunrise Rotary hosting Wild West fundraiser at Big Red Barn

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Darren Dunn

(Seguin) — The Seguin Sunrise Rotary Club wants you to take a trip to the Wild West this weekend. The club is hosting its annual fundraiser and Casino Night at the Big Red Barn on Saturday.

Rotarian Kelly Schievelbein says you need to get your tickets now for the big event.

“It’s going to Saturday the 10th of February at the Big Red Barn which is where all of our previous fundraisers have been and  it’s our annual scholarship dinner and dance supporting students in Navarro and Seguin High Schools,” said Schievelbein.

Rotarian Dennis Clarkson says there will be food, drinks and entertainment during Saturday night’s event. But he says there will be some other special features that you’ll also want to take part in that night.

“The biggest part of it is just we are going to have an auction, a silent auction — we will have raffles. We will have opportunities to win I think on that thing where they cut the card. I think we are going to have two of those where you can win $500 bucks. It’s just going to be a fantastic evening and you name it, we are going to be doing it. Now, there are some things that we can’t tell you that we are going to be doing but that you will absolutely love but we can’t mention it on the radio. So, ya’ll come out and do that,” said Clarkson.

Schievelbein says you might want to think about packing your bags, because some big trips will be given away during the Wild West fundraiser.

“We will have a couple of trips that will be in either the raffle or silent auction. One is a weekend in Rockport. Another one is a week to Mexico, to a Mexican resort and another one is to Vegas, baby! So, we are really excited about those and those are for four to six people,” said Schievelbein.

Again, the money raised goes to the club’s scholarship fund. Clarkson says their scholarship program is a little bit different from other scholarships that are offered to local students.

“Remember, what we are doing this for is raising scholarships for the kids at Navarro and Seguin High School and remember, we are the ones that started the really unique scholarship that nobody does except us and that is where we give the freshman a scholarship and then that money goes into an account at Edward Jones and grows and as it grows and they stay a good student and when they graduate, they get the full amount,” said Clarkson.

Tickets to the Wild West Casino Night fundraiser can be purchased via a link on the Seguin Sunrise Rotary Club’s Facebook page.  Several sponsor packages are still available. For individual tickets, choose the $100 Black Jack option.

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