The 2022 Valentine Gala on Saturday, February 12, will feature a drive-through dinner at The Event Center (Formerly KC Hall) on Route 185 in Hillsboro. Dinner tickets are $60 per dinner and include prime rib, chicken, potato, salad, dessert and your choice of wine or beer. Order by February 7 and pick up your dinners between 5-7 p.m. on February 12.

 

The online auction will be open to all for bidding with no ticket purchase necessary. It will be posted on Aumann Auctions website at www.aumannauction.com with online bidding ending February 12 at 9 p.m.

 

NEW THIS YEAR! We are selling raffle tickets for a chance to win up to $5,000 in cash and prizes with our BIG raffle drawing. Cost is $100 per ticket with fewer than 150 tickets to be sold. Ten prizes will be given away, including: $500 CASH (3 of these); $500 Airline Gift Card; Yeti Cooler and Accessories, Apple Watch & AirPods, Designer Handbag & more. Drawing will be on streamed live on February 12 at 8 p.m via the Hillsboro Area Health Foundation Facebook Page.

 

We are also seeking donation items for the auction and sponsorships for the event, contact Claire Eskew at 217-898-5961 or claireeskew@yahoo.com.

 

DINNER AND RAFFLE TICKET ORDERING OPTIONS: To order online, visit www.aumannauction.com and click the Valentine Gala Auction and follow instructions to online ordering or visit the Hillsboro Area Health Foundation Facebook page for online ordering link. If you do not want to order online, contact Contact Shannon Freeman at 217-532-4168 or shannonfreeman@hillsboroareahospital.org or Claire Eskew at 217-898-5961 or claireeskew@yahoo.com by February 7 at 5 p.m. to make arrangements to order and pay with check or cash.

 

About the Cause:

Funds raised will go to the David A. Imler Initiative.  The mission of the David A. Imler initiative is to identify mental health needs within a community before implementing programs to provide resources for those needs. The David A. Imler initiative utilizes programs, such as Sources of Strength and the Blues Program to address mental health needs by retraining our brains to focus on positivity and reshape how we talk about our experiences while focusing on recovery and strength. In coordination with the Hillsboro Area Schools, one primary goal of the initiative is to increase the interactions between peers and caring adults to ensure our youth recognize the support system behind them. Students and peers are encouraged to rely on each other to help break away from unhealthy norms, bullying, and substance abuse. By creating a sense of community, children and teens are more likely to reach out to receive the support they need when they need it most.