Tickets Available For Catholic Student Center Fundraiser

Amarillo—Tickets are still available for the annual Auction and Steak Dinner to benefit the Catholic Student Center at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. The fundraiser will take place Saturday, Feb. 2 from 6:00pm to midnight at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.
 
Tickets are $75 each and, as in years past, must be purchased in advance since no tickets will be sold at the door, according to Father Grant Spinhirne, CSC chaplain and executive director.
 
“The seventy-five dollar ticket includes a steak dinner, cooked by the Men’s Club at St. Thomas the Apostle Church and served by our Catholic Student Center students,” he said. “Your ticket also dancing to the music of Young Country, a live and silent auction and a free ticket for our raffle.”
 
Once again the Student Center is seeking people who are willing to donate a gift basket for the silent auction.
 
“Baskets can be anything from household items, religious items, spa items or anything for men, women or children,” said Betty Aragon, CSC assistant director. “We’ll also take any monetary donations to purchase items for the baskets.”
 
The annual auction and steak dinner serves as the principal fundraiser for the CSC, according to Father Spinhirne.

“This is the main source of funding for our campus ministries, but it’s also a great opportunity for people to meet the students that they’re supporting and for the students to show their appreciation for all the generosity we have received throughout the year,” he said.
 
Among the items that will be auctioned off include:
• Prints by local artists Randy Friemel and Kenneth Wyatt; and,
• Jewelry;
• Pop-up Hunting Blind.
 
Another highlight of the annual fundraiser is a raffle. Tickets are on sale for a $20.00 donation and can be purchased from any member of the Catholic Student Center.
 
The top prize is a $2,500 VISA gift card. Second prize is a $1,000 VISA gift card and third prize is a $500 VISA gift card. Fourth prize is a $250 VISA gift card and fifth prize is a $150 VISA gift card.
 
Tickets can also be purchased during regular business hours at the WTCSC, located at 2610 4 ^th Avenue.  
 
The donations as well as the profit from the event help fund campus ministries at West Texas A&M, Clarendon College and Amarillo College.
 
“The Catholic Student Center strives to build, maintain and share our Faith in the community, one student at a time,” said Aragon. “This fundraiser enables us to fulfill our mission by providing meals and activities for students throughout the year. We give students a ‘home away from home,’ which allows them to grow in their Faith, make lifelong friends and give back to the community.”
 
To purchase a ticket, to donate a gift basket, or to donate items for the silent and live auctions, please contact Aragon at the Catholic Student Center, at 655-4345.