Sixth Annual YMCA Giving Gala Slated for Feb. 23

Editor's note: The following is a press release issued by the Greater Joliet Area YMCA:

Mark your calendars and plan to join the Greater Joliet Area YMCA for its sixth annual Giving Gala on Saturday, February 23, at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodéo Dr. Doors will open at 6 p.m. 

Festivities will include dinner, silent and live auctions, exciting raffles and entertainment. Tickets are on sale now for $125 per person or $1,250 for a table of ten. Exciting sponsorship opportunities, ranging from $50 to $10,000, with corresponding benefits are also available.

Cash raffle tickets for this year’s Giving Gala are on sale now. Tickets are $25, with three fantastic prizes- $2,500, $1,000 and $500. Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 23, at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. Only 500 tickets will be sold, and the winners need not be present.

Funds raised from this year’s Giving Gala will benefit the Y’s scholarship fund, helping to ensure that no one is turned away from the Y due to the inability to pay. For more information on the Giving Gala, please visit www.givinggala.org or contact the Y at (815) 729-9638.