The excitement is building as “That Senior Thang” prepares to hit Clarendon this Saturday evening, August 21, with activities, food, and fun for people of all ages.
With proceeds benefiting the Donley County Senior Citizens Center, organizers have lined up live music, free games, food vendors, competitions, a country store, Chicken Drop Bingo, a 50/50 raffle, and more to have something to do for people of all ages.
“I’m excited,” DCSC Director Denise Bertrand said. “Our volunteers are coming in, we have a lot of items coming to our country store, and our 50/50 raffle is up to $2,200, which means we’ll give away more than $1,000!”
Bertrand also said the silent auction is generating a lot of cool items, including a Harold Bugbee print from the Saints’ Roost Museum and some collectible model cars.
“We have school athletes coming to help, the COEA is bringing in tables for us, the Lions Club will be volunteering, and so will the Christian Mothers from Saint Mary’s Catholic Church,” Bertrand said.
In addition to coverage in the Enterprise, Bertrand said she has talked to a reporter from NewsChannel 10 about the event and also been on the air on KLSR radio.
Saturday’s fundraiser starts with the sale of barbecue chicken halves from noon to 1:00 p.m. No advance orders are being taken for the chicken, Bertrand says. It will simply be a “first come, first served” sale with pick up and go. Any chicken halves that don’t sell from noon to 1:00 will be available at the country store that evening.
The “Thang” itself will start at 5:00 p.m. and run until 10 o’clock. Bertrand says people are welcome to wear face coverings at the event and masks will be available for free. Hand sanitizing stations will also be provided courtesy of the Donley County Extension Office.
Competitions will include water balloon volleyball, watermelon seed spitting, wheelchair races, jalapeno eating, red Solo cup stacking, a crazy bike challenge, and Texas skis.
Among the free activities will be water polo, ring toss, corn hole, ladder ball, horseshoes, a roping dummy, and dominoes.
Concessions will be available with barbecue beef sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, homemade ice cream, watermelon, and jalapeno poppers.
The entire community is invited and encouraged to attend and participate in That Senior Thang. A complete description and list of activities is available on “That Senior Thang’s” event page, which can be found at Facebook.com/DonleyCountySeniorCitizens.
Sponsors for “That Senior Thang” are A Fine Feathered Nest, Flying A Tack, Howard Farms, Road Runner Home Health, Broken Road Jr. Liquor Store, Shonda’s Snack Shack, Clarendon Bicycle Club, Estlack Bantams, VFW Post 7782 Auxiliary, Clarendon VFD, Trinity Steel, and Saints’ Roost Cottage.
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