Over 100 guests attended the 3rd annual Serve Siloam gala on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in support of Heritage League of Siloam Springs' spring fundraiser. The spring fundraiser is the primary fundraising venue for raising funds for supporting the outreach opportunities. The funds support the Heritage League Scholarship Fund for local high school seniors pursuing higher education and their spring donation to a local charity. The gala dinner was at the Qualla Ballroom of the Cherokee Casino and grossed almost $10,000 in ticket sales, sponsorships, silent auctions and advertising opportunities.
For the past three years, Heritage League has identified a charity to partner with throughout the year to increase awareness. This year, Heritage League is partnering with the Siloam Springs Regional Fraternal Order of Police, whose primary fundraising need is their holiday Cops and Kids program that touches families going through difficult times.
New components to the gala for 2017 included an event magazine exclusively for guests with advertising and promotional offers for gala guests, a photo booth sponsored by Crye Leike Realtors, red carpet arrival and event photographs from Maggie Austin Photography, live music provided by Fayetteville musicians, The Space Between.
Silent auction items were a successful part of the evening and were such a show of support of the community providing amazing items up for bid.
"We had over one hundred items donated for auction, garnering some exciting bidding wars,"said Kristen Hargett, Spring Fundraising Chair and Heritage League Officer. "Two of the items with the most spirited bidding wars came from the Planet Fitness Black Card membership and a certificate for a week-long stay at the day camp program from New Life Ranch."
"Our guests were also excited about some of our celebrity auction items, including an autographed football from head coach of the Razorback football program Bret Bielma, and a copy of the From My Frontier cookbook signed by Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond," Hargett said. "Guests also enjoyed the opportunity to choose which door prize they wanted to try for with multiple excursion opportunities with overnight stay and dine packages from the Cherokee Casino, as well as a stay and play package from Coco Key Hotel and Waterpark in Orlando, Fla."
"Heritage League had amazing sponsors to help make this possible, including Siloam Springs Regional Hospital; DeAnna Crook, Realtor; Cobb-Vantress; Redline Health; and Cherokee Entertainment," Hargett said.
General News on 04/16/2017