As I work with a wonderful group of parents this summer to organize this year's
Purple Tie Affair dinner and auction (which will take place Aug. 16!), I had a great idea. Since this annual event supports the budgets of the Athletic Boosters, the Fine Arts Boosters and Tiger Pride, I have asked the presidents of these groups to write blogs about how the event impacts their respective organizations.
Below, you will hear from Jule Peek ('81), president of Darlington's Athletic Booster Club.
There are many, many reasons why you should attend Darlington's Purple Tie Affair fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Huffman Athletic Center. There will be delicious food, fun entertainment, hundreds of great auction items to bid on, and the chance to win up to $10,000 in the reverse raffle.
However, here are the seven most important reasons to attend, in my humble opinion as the president of the Athletic Booster Club:
1. The Athletic Booster Club plays and important and significant role in the development and advancement of Darlington’s athletic programs.
2. The Booster Club makes annual contributions to the school, which are applied against expenses associated with our athletic programs based upon the requests of the coaches of all our teams and the recommendations of Athletic Director Bob Stinchcomb.
3. The Booster Club invested $86,520 directly toward the specific needs of our student-athletes during the 2013-2014 calendar year alone.
4. The Purple Tie Affair provides a significant amount of our funding, which the Booster Club has available to support the athletic teams our children gain so much from through participation.
5. The Purple Tie Affair proceeds also support our school’s fine arts and Tiger Pride programs.
6. Because it’s truly a one-school fundraiser, the Purple Tie Affair is an affirmation of the closeness of our Darlington Family as we begin a new year!
7. This event is a wonderful way opportunity for the entire Darlington Community to gather together and join in an effort that produces an immediate and tangible benefit for the entire school!
I hope you all will join me in the effort and the good time to be had on Aug. 16. Don't forget to wear purple!
