Charity Ball Has the Tickets No One Else Can Get

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ When they talk about not being able to get tickets to the sold-out Taylor Swift concert in St. Louis April 25th--Du Quoin Youth Club Charity Auction co-chair Kristie Kuhnert just smiles.

She's got six of them and the limousine ride to get you to and from what promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime concert. The tickets are courtesy husband Monte Kuhnert of Wells Fargo Financial and Beta Pi Sorority.

The limo ride is courtesy Johnston Limousine Service and its one of the near 20 auction packages you can bid on during this year's charity ball.

It's part of "Some Enchanted Evening", the theme of the 21st charity event which raises more than half of the Youth Club's annual operating budget. Cocktails, elegant hors d'oeuves and the silent auction will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. The dinner buffet is from 6-7:30 p.m., the live auction starts at 8 p.m. and dancing begins at 10 p.m. Donations are $30 per person for the night.

Dinner will include bacon wrapped pork loins provided by Ricky Rover Roasters and sides donated by Krogers. Desserts are from Marks' Bakery and BJ's Garden Inn.

Master of ceremonies for the night is Steve Falat. Decorations are courtesy Name Brand Creations. Music is by DJ Mello.

Please send your reservations to Kristie Kuhnert, 1925 Josey Wales Trail, Du Quoin, Ill. 62832 as soon as possible. Organizers need the reservation numbers to plan.

The Taylor Swift tickets are only the beginning of a great night of bidding. McGriff Auction is in charge of the auction. Other packages include:

1. Autographed and framed Boston Red Sox pennant donated by the Red Sox. Framing by Dan Klein.

2. John A. Logan tuition waiver for 36 hours of education for the Fall 2009, spring and summer 2010 semesters.

3 The Hunt Club-Waterfowl Wonder two-person, two-day hunt with lodging, meals and bird cleaning donated by Ron and Jill Doerring.

4. Male silky terrier born January 11 (AKC) donated by Melissa Miller of Miller Kennels.

5. 5 night stay for two at the five-star Little Dix Bay Resort in Virgin gorda, British Virgin Islands. Includes a day charter on a yacht to snorkel and island hop.

6. four tickets to the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race at Dayton Beach July 4.

7. Five or six night Carnival cruise for two donated by B & A Travel.

8. Trip around the vineyards on the party bus donated by Gottus Limo Service.

9. Luxury spa package for four donated by Head 2 Toe Bodyworks.

10. CT scan donated by Cedar Court Imaging Dr. Doug Fulk.

11. Autographed Johnny Bench (catcher of the century) baseball bat donated by Johnny Bench.

12. Half-carrot princess cut diamond earrings in white gold donated by TJ's fine jewelry.

13. Four St. Louis Cardinal baseball tickets and parking passes to two separate games Cards vs. Cubs May 20 and Cards vs. Astros Aug. 1 donated by First National Bank of Pinckneyville.

14. Sweet Dreams with Spring Air Mattress donated by Mc Daniel's Furniture..

15. two $1,000 scholarships donated "In Memory of William Mathis, Sr." for a high school graduate enrolling in construction management at John A. Logan donated by Mathis &Sons.

16. Private showing at the Grand Theater for 50 people including a drink and popcorn and your name in on marquee donated by the Grand Theater.