Aurora, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
AURORA — The 9th Annual Aurora Harvest Gala, hosted by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce will be held Nov. 18.
The event will be hosted at The Leadership Center, 2227 Q St. from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Each year, we gather to celebrate the year’s accomplishments, look to the future, fundraise and most importantly, have fun.
There with be a fun and competitive silent auction. Of course, as has come to be expected, the beloved Jane Nuss & Karen Lindquist will be tending our open bar featuring Nebraska Wines and Beers!
Our Executive Chef, John Boeder, and our team, will be cooking out a culinary delight featuring a four-course meal that is plated and served by our amazing volunteers, the AHS National Honors Society. Our dessert auction and live auction will also be amazing!
After the auctions, there will be dancing! Lots of dancing to the musical stylings of the incredibly talented Lauren Anderson presented by Hamilton Telecommunications.
This year, we are aiming to raise $55,000.00 to fund the following:
- Our growing Summer Food Service Program. We are now in three communities (Aurora, Marquette, and Central City) and served over 5,500 meals. We are reimbursed a portion of our costs through the NDE/USDA SFSP program for meals served. We are not reimbursed for any meals prepared and not served, labor to prepare meals, enrichment activities and supplies, or mileage. We usually cover these with funds from grants and fundraising.
- Be more energy efficient and updating Kiewit Lodge rooms HVAC systems to PTAC units. Unlike many of the units installed, PTAC units are both efficient and can be repaired. The current units are considered “disposable.” We would have to purchase units, sleeves, and make a small update to the walls to fit the new units.
- Filling in our old sewer lagoons that are no longer in use. We have dirt on property from when Aurora Cooperative built their building, to do the fill. This would allow us to clean up the area, make it safe, and beautiful.
We cannot wait to gather and celebrate 55 years of creating moments that matter!
