Nominations sought for 2010 Pink Flamingo Award
The Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri is seeking nominations for the 2010 Pink Flamingo Award.
The award is given to a local resident who gives back to the community, has a philanthropic spirit and demonstrates kindness, generosity, character and leadership. The award will be presented at An Evening of Hope, the club’s 20th annual auction. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Missouri Electric Cooperatives Building on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.
In previous years, the award has been auctioned off to the highest bidder during the event. But, this year the Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri is asking the public to nominate deserving community members for the Pink Flamingo Award.
“We are tremendously excited about the new layout of this year’s Pink Flamingo Award,” Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Brett Barth-Fagan said. “It is a grand opportunity to highlight many of the kind-hearted and generous members of the community while also providing support, hope and opportunity to the members we serve.”
Those interested in nominating someone whom they believe exemplifies the spirit of the Pink Flamingo Award can download the nomination packet at www.bgckids.com. Packets also can be picked up at the club’s downtown Sedalia site at 314 S. Washington Ave. Nominations are due by Jan. 20.
The nominees’ names will be listed on the club’s Web site at www.bgckids.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Boys-Girls-Clubs-of-West-Central-Missouri/190529020627 for voting.
According to a club news release, the two nominees who receive the greatest Facebook and Web contributions are guaranteed to be one of the final 2010 Pink Flamingo Award candidates voted on the night of the auction.
Additional candidates may be selected from all nominees based on popularity and will advance to the final competition. The candidate that receives the greatest amount of monetary donations the night of the auction will be deemed the Club’s 2010 Pink Flamingo Award winner.
Besides the Pink Flamingo Award, the event also will offer a chance to bid on a variety of items and silent auction premium packages. Items up for silent auction will include a German Beer Fest, wine tastings, and sports and family vacation packages. Auction packages will be promoted on the club’s Web site. The packages will be open for bidding from 6 to 7 p.m. the night of the event. The silent auction will close prior to the start of the live auction which is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The auction committee, chaired by volunteer Terri Barker, has set a goal of $50,000 for the evening. The money from the auction will be used to help the Boys and Girls Club offer kids a safe place to go after school, have a healthy snack, get homework completed and engage in positive relationships with peers and trained youth development professionals.
“Not only are we changing the Pink Flamingo Award process, but we are also adding many new and exciting offers to the festive evening,” Barth-Fagan said. “Although details are still being finalized, this year we plan to add a premium game of chance that could allow one individual to win a new car or cash equivalent the night of the event.”
In addition to the premium game, the beef raffle drawing for a half side of beef and processing valued at more than $725 is back again. The event also will include a 50-50 raffle for auction bucks and a door prize drawing for an iPod Touch worth about $200. The live auction will kick-off with a “Heads or Tails” raffle where the last person standing with their hands on their “heads or tails” after the final flip of the coin may claim their pick of any live auction item.
Tickets for the event are $25 if purchased before Feb. 3 or $35 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at www.bgckids.com or at the Boys and Girls Club location at 314 S. Washington in Sedalia.
For more information about An Evening of Heart and Hope call 826-8331.
