The Hyacks want the grown-ups to take the night off and head on over to the annual Hyack Football Tailgate Auction at La Perla Ballroom on Oct. 18.
For more than a decade, the fundraiser has helped raise about 30 per cent of the high school and community football programs’ costs, which include training coaches, purchasing equipment and uniforms, and travelling out of town for camps and games, according to a media release.
Through this event, the Hyacks have been able to travel out of town each year for games against other high school and community teams, including this year’s trip to Texas – the “heartland” of American high school football, the release stated.
“This is our program’s one big fundraising event and it sells out nearly every year,” said Farhan Lalji, head coach of the varsity team, in the release.
This year’s event is on Saturday, Oct. 18 at River Market in La Perla ballroom and includes a best of New West wine tasting reception, dinner, entertainment, a silent auction, door prizes, and, of course, the live auction. The wine tasting and reception opens at 6 p.m. and the dinner and auction gets started at 7:30 p.m. and runs until 10:30 p.m.
This year, there is a wide variety of items up for auction, including a getaway to Victoria, a Grey Cup game-day package, dinner at Gotham’s Steakhouse in Vancouver and a $3,000 Hawaiian holiday in Maui sponsored by Westland Insurance. There will also be lots of door prizes and silent auction items up for bid.
“The New Westminster Hyacks Football Club is entering its second decade. For 12 years, the program has been dedicated to the academic, athletic and socially responsible development of youth through the game of football,” stated the release.
For more information on becoming a sponsor, visit hyackfootballtailgateauction.com and click on “Become a Sponsor.”
Tickets for the Tailgate Auction are $70 each or $500 per table. For more information on the annual fundraising event or to buy tickets visit hyackfootballtailgateauction.com.
