Junior Auxiliary of Taney County will be holding their 22nd Annual Trivia on Saturday, April 6, at the Chateau on the Lake. Our theme is "Celebrating Service". Individual cost is $75 or a whole table is $600. Dinner will start at 6 p.m. and will be a buffet combining Mexican and Mediterranean food.

The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. so you can view some of the amazing Silent Auction items we have gathered for you to bid on. Items include: a 2-night stay at a one-bedroom Pointe Royale condo provided by Branson Knights, LLC; one Roast beef sandwich a week for an entire year donated by Arby's; tickets to attractions such as Track Family Fun Parks, Silver Dollar City, WonderWorks, Hollywood Wax Museum, and Sight 'n Sound Theatre; Gift certificates to restaurants such as Olive Garden, Cantina Laredo, Cheeky Monkey, Mr. G's Pizza and Pub, and Big Whiskey's; Show tickets to The Mansion Theatre, Pepsi Legends Theatre, and Historic Owen Theatre operated by Branson Regional Arts Council; Craft items, shopping at Mulberry Mill, Maurice's, and Tanger; and one of the most unusual wooden table you've ever seen donated by Little Falls Timber Co. These are just a few of the generous businesses who have donated an amazing variety of items for our auction.

JATC members will be selling Raffle tickets just in case you haven't been able to purchase one yet. Raffle tickets are $20 and you have a chance to win one of 3 great prizes: A one-night stay at the Chateau; $500 Cash donated by Doug Baker State Farm Insurance; or a 28" Blackstone Grill with hood, a 30-piece accessory kit, and a 30" cover donated by Binswanger Glass.

After dinner guests will enjoy a fun-filled Trivia game with 8 participants at each table. Josh Grisham from My 100.1 KOMC will be your emcee for the evening and Mike Cathcart will be our Music Maestro.

Junior Auxiliary of Taney County is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, and this is our biggest "fun"draiser of the year. This is where we raise most of the funds for our Service projects which include Scholarships for all 4 Taney County High Schools; Santa's Gift House where kids get to learn the joy of giving; School Supplies Replenishment which gives schools a boost in January/February when crayons have broken, marker caps have been lost, and glue sticks have dried up; Celebrate Reading whose goal is to get books into the hands of kids and provide a special celebration of reading which will be called "Reading by the Campfire" this year; Tender Critters which provides stuffed animals to comfort children in Trauma situations; STEAMpunk Academy is a project that provides hand-on activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics; Turn Off and Tune In, a Family Game Night; and Christmas Assistance which provides low-income children with coats, gloves, outfits, a toy, and a book.

JATC provides services to improve the lives of children in this community by providing necessities and programs that help with their emotional, social and leadership growth. That's where the theme for our 22nd Annual Trivia came from "Celebrating Service". Please consider joining us at this special 22nd Annual Trivia Event so we may raise the funds necessary to help us provide these projects.

For more information about our organization, visit our website at https://www.jatcmo.org or contact us at jatcmo@gmail.com.

CARING HEARTS--HELPING HANDS--CHANGING LIVES

Published by: Branson Tri-Lakes News, March 20, 2024