PRESS RELEASE:
Wild Game Dinner offers a good time for a good cause
St. John Lutheran Church bestows $55,000 to local and international charities
Back Row Left to Right: Hattie Allen, Cathy Crawford, Lt. General Leroy Sisco, Trisch Moy; Lemuel Sinclair-WGD Chair; Mike Russell-TI2TS; Darrell Steubing-Honduras Mission Committee; Uganda Tree of Life-Chris Knippa. Front Row Left to Right: Ashley Maytum-YMCA; Jennifer Smith and Danielle Scott-Boerne Community Center; Rex Sprunger, Bruce Hoppes-Golfers Fore Others; Pastor Mariola Bergquist-Honduras Mission Group
St John Lutheran Church recently bestowed $55,000 to several local and international charities from its 17th annual Wild Game Dinner fundraiser last April. The charitable organizations that received the gifts include:
American Heritage Girls
Boerne Community Center
Boerne YMCA
Golfers Fore Others
Habitat for Humanity
Honduras Mission Group
Kendall County Women’s Shelter
Military Warriors Support Foundation
Samaritan’s Purse
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Sisters of Sanctuary
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Taking It To The Streets
Texas Lutheran Via de Cristo
Uganda Tree of Life
To get a head start on fundraising for the 2019 event, the WGD committee is selling raffle tickets for a hand-carved, olive wood Nativity set from the Holy Land valued at $2,400. Only 500 tickets will be sold at $10 each.
Tickets go on sale, Sunday, November 4 and the drawing will be Sunday, December 9 at the St. John Christmas luncheon. You do not need to be present to win.
The WGD committee is also accepting donations for the silent and live auctions. Items include:
Lodging at unique inns/hotels
Luxury hotels and resort stays
Vacation homes – from mountain cabins to beach houses
Airline gift certificate/miles
Guided hunt with lodging excursions
Hog or varmint hunts
Helicopter hog hunts
Hunting & Fishing items
Firearms
Knives
Taxidermy services
Meat processing
Outdoor grills & accessories
Yeti cooler w/ “spirits” & cups
San Antonio Riverboat dinner tour
Movie tickets with drink/food vouchers
Dinner for two at upscale restaurant
Pizza date night with babysitter
Whataburger for a Year
Concert and rodeo tickets
Museum tickets