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Chattanooga
Civitan Club |
"Builders
of Good Citizenship" |
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FUNDRAISERS:
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Money used to help support many
local charities each year is raised by these fundraising projects: |
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Summer Fling |
Each year the club has a project called "A summer fling" this
entails the club members selling 200 tickets at $175.00 each
for a chance of win a $2,500 grand prize. This is awarded to
the person who stays in the pulling of names to the last person's
name in the barrel is called.
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Your chance also entitles you to many door prizes along the
way. It also entitles you to a fancy dinner for two. This affair
is well attended each year. |
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Fruitcake Auction |
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Members and invited guests meet once a year at
a club meeting to raise money for our charities by auctioning
off Claxton fruitcakes. This is a fun occasion where all persons
attending enthusiastically bid their money encouraged by an
auctioneer. The auction is attended annually by a visit from
Miss Tennessee. |
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Each person with the high bid for buying a fruitcake gets
their picture taken with Miss Tennessee. Her encouragement
really helps the amount of money a person bids. (all knowing
it is going to a good cause) Female persons attending, after
a winning bid, can elect to have their picture taken with a
visiting good looking male personality. A lot of fun is had
by all. |
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The club's proceeds from this auction usually brings in about
$8,000, with all money going to charity. |
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Civitan Candy Box Project
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You've probably seen the bright, blue, candy-filled boxes in
local restaurants in the East Ridge, Hamilton Place and Hixson
areas and other locations throughout North America. Perhaps you've
dropped in some change or bills and taken a mint to two. But
do you know where the money goes? |
The local Civitan Candy Box Project is a program
of the Chattanooga Civitan Club and Civitan International.
Members of the club
place and service the boxes to ensure that 100 percent of the
net proceeds go to help people with developmental disabilities,
locally and internationally. The club keeps 25 percent of Candy
Box proceeds to fund local projects for special needs children.
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Civitan International, a non-profit organization, receives the remaining 75 percent
of Candy Box proceeds. After paying for supplies, these proceeds make up Civitan's
$1 million-a-year contribution to the Civitan International Research Center,
a research and treatment facility for people with developmental disabilities,
located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. |
If you want to place a Candy Box in a restaurant,
contact Sue Rucker Lotz:
(423) 667-9810 sue.rucker@comcast.net |
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Chattanooga Civitan Club
PO Box 746
Chattanooga, TN 37401-0746
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