Posted: Jul 21, 2016

Tickets Available for 15th Annual Joe White Memorial Dinner and Auction to Benefit Hancock Athletics

Tickets are on sale for the biggest and most important fundraiser of the year for the Allan Hancock College athletics department. The 15^th annual Joe White Memorial Dinner and Auction will take place Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Elks Lodge in Santa Maria. Guests will be able to bid on hundreds of items, including tickets to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco 49ers, rooms at luxury resorts, sports memorabilia, and mouth-watering dining experiences for up to 50 people.

Sponsored by the Hancock College Boosters, Inc., the event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Allan Hancock College athletics department. Since 2001, the event has raised more than $700,000 for capital improvements to benefit Hancock athletics. Donations have resulted in the renovation and naming of Joe White Gymnasium and John Osborne Field, as well as upgrades to the softball field and renovations to the press box in the gym. Last year, the event raised nearly $70,000 for the athletics department.

The Elks Lodge is located at 1309 North Bradley Road in Santa Maria. Doors open at 5 p.m. for a social hour and silent auction. A New York strip dinner prepared by Cowboy Flavor will be served at 7:07 p.m., with the live auction to follow. The price of admission to the fundraiser is $60 per person. Sponsorship opportunities range from $500 to $5,000.

As a Blue Table sponsor for $500, attendees will receive a reserved table for 10 people. For $1,000, a Gold Table sponsorship delivers a reserved table for 10, plus food and wine service, as well as your name in the event program. A Hole-in-One sponsorship is available for $1,500 and comes with a reserved table for 10 with food and wine service, inclusion in the event program, four tickets to a home game of your choice and 10 Hancock baseball caps. For $2,500, a Homerun sponsorship receives a company banner in the Hancock gymnasium for a year, a ¼ page ad in the event program, two season passes for every Hancock home game, and everything included in the Hole-in-One sponsorship. For $5,000, a Touchdown sponsor receives a reserved table for 10 with food and wine service, company banner displayed at every Hancock home game, full-page ad in the event program, company logo on the official Hancock Athletics website for a year, 10 season passes, 10 Hancock sweatshirts, as well as the choice of a dinner for 20 in the press box for a home basketball game or a tailgate part for 20 at a home football game.

To purchase tickets or reserve a table, click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will see options.

For dinner reservations, donations and more information, call Jada Clark at (805) 720-7493 or send an email to jada.clark@hancockcollege.edu .