Athletic auction raises funds for student-athletes
Dubbed “A Night With the Stars” featuring an old-time cinematic feel, the 12th annual Georgia College & State University Athletic Auction is scheduled to take place at the Centennial Center on Saturday beginning at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $100 per couple or $500 for a reserved table. Each ticket includes dinner, an open bar, an opportunity to bid on exciting items and a chance to win $10,000 cash in a reverse raffle.
Tickets are on sale and may be purchased by stopping by the athletics office in the Centennial Center, contacting the athletics department at (478) 445-6341, or purchasing directly from any GCSU athletics staff member or auction committee member.
Wendell Staton, GCSU’s director of athletics, is ready to walk the red carpet for this year’s festivities.
“The Annual GCSU Athletics Auction and reverse raffle has become a staple in the community,” Staton said. “It is a great social event for the citizens of central Georgia and provides a wonderful evening of food, fun and fellowship. We are so pleased that the community has supported this event for nearly two decades and I look forward to personally thanking them for their support on April 10.”
The auction has typically raised between $35,000 and $40,000 each year to be put toward both special projects and scholarships for student-athletes who excel on the playing field and working in the classroom.
With a wide array of items up for bid, Bobcat fans attending past auctions have taken home anything from vacation stays in Costa Rica, Hilton Head or Panama City, to getaways at the Ritz Carlton, a stack of coupons for free ice cream cakes or golf on Lake Oconee.
The GCSU Athletic Auction is a yearly event with a silent and traditional auction and reverse raffle open to students, faculty and community members.
All proceeds of the auction are donated to the athletic department to provide more scholarship opportunities to athletes.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Apr 9 2010. Filed under Sports.
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