The excitement is building the second annual “That Senior Thang” prepares to hit Clarendon this Saturday evening, August 20, 2022, 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 very 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 $4,500, which means we’ll give away more than $2,250!”
Bertrand says the event features new competitions, new sponsors, new games for little children, and added things in the concession stand.
“We have school athletes coming to help, the COEA is bringing in tables for us, the Lions Club will be volunteering, and the college cross country team is helping also,” Bertrand said.
Saturday’s fundraiser starts with the sale of barbecue chicken halves at noon. 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. Chicken halves are $6 each.
The “Thang” itself will start at 5:00 p.m. and run until 9 o’clock in the streets on the corner of Gorst and 4th.
Competitions will include water balloon volleyball, balloon blast, watermelon seed spitting, wheelchair races, jalapeno eating, red Solo cup stacking, and Texas skis.
Among the free activities will be corn hole, ladder ball, horseshoes, football toss, duck pond, sand dig, and a roping dummy.
Concessions will be available with barbecue beef sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, homemade ice cream, and watermelon.
The entire community is invited and encouraged to attend and participate in That Senior Thang. Keep up with “That Senior Thang” at Facebook.com/DonleyCountySeniorCitizens.
For more Senior Thang information, contact Denise Bertrand at 806-874-2665.
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