Tickets still available for Valentine's Day Fireman's Ball
The Royal Register News
DESERT AIRE - According to Grant County Fire District No. 8 business manager Barbara Davis Wilson, tickets are still available for the Fireman's Dinner and Sweetheart's Ball this Saturday evening.
The 47th annual Fireman's Dinner and Sweetheart's Ball will be held at the Sagebrush Senior Center in Desert Aire on Valentines Day, Feb. 14. The admission charge for dinner and dancing will be only $40 per couple. Singles may attend for $25.
The Fireman's Ball promises to be an evening your sweetheart won't soon forget. It will start with a Tri-tip dinner at 7 p.m. From 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. there will be dancing to the sounds of Clearwater Country.
In addition to raising your esteem in the eyes of your sweetheart by taking her, or him, to the ball, you'll be supporting several charitable causes in the community.
The Fireman's Dinner and Sweetheart's ball is a fundraiser for the District No. 8 Volunteers Association. It has just received 501(c)3 status and is now a legal charitable organization for the purpose of tax deductions.
"In the past we have bought department clothing for the members (sweatshirts, jackets etc.)," Chairwoman Janet Eckenberg said. "We also donate to community charities, with the Mattawa Area Food Bank being a primary recipient."
The Volunteer Association has donated to the schools, students and teachers. Each year it prepares Christmas bags for Pre-K-2nd grade students with help from the Association of Washington Business. Members visit senior citizens at Christmas with blankets and cookies.
"The association believes in giving back to the community in many ways," Eckenberg said. "You can join us in that cause and treat your sweetheart to a special evening too by attending the Fireman's Dinner and Sweetheart's Ball."
Feel free to call Eckenberg at 509-840-4637 with any questions.
Tickets for the Fireman's Dinner and Sweetheart's Ball may be purchased at the fire station in Mattawa, Tiddaly Diddaly's in the Port of Mattawa and the R Place Tavern in Desert Aire.
Persons 21 and over only are invited. There will be a no-host bar and free non-alcoholic drinks for designated drivers.