Youth Club Charity Auction Saturday Night
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA["City Lights" is the theme of the 2011 Du Quoin Youth Club charity ball to be held Saturday at the Exhibition Hall at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.
Cocktails and elegant hors de'oeuves will be served between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. to coincide with the times for the silent auction.
The dinner buffet will be held from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.with the live auction at 8 p.m. and dancing at 10 p.m.
Donations are $40 per person to attend and cocktail attire is requested.
Kristie Kuhnert is chairing this year's event, which annually raised nearly one-fourth of the youth club's annual budget.
The night features a number of great auction items which this year will include:
John A. Logan tuition waiver for 1 semester for the 2011-2012 school year.
Hunt Club Package-2 person/2 day hunt with food and lodging, donated by Ron and Jill Doerring.
Spa package/Princess for the day for 5 girls, donated by Head 2 Toe Salon, Du Quoin
Trip around the vineyards of Southern Illinois on a party bus, donated by Gottus Limo
Englander Queen Size mattress donated by McDaniel's Furniture.
Black and white diamond ring and earrings set, donated by TJ's Fine Jewelry
Two $1000.00 scholarships to JALC, donated by Mathis & Sons, Inc.
Movie for the day, donated by The Grand Theater and Richie Baker
Las Vegas weekend on Memorial Day 2 night stay, donated by Kuhnert Farms
4 nights Carnival Cruise, donated by Du Quoin Youth Club.
6 tickets to Taylor Swift concert in August with limo ride, donated by Monte Kuhnert/Wells Fargo Advisors and Johnston Limo Service
Restored vintage wine cabinet donated by Monte Kuhnert-Wells Fargo Advisors
Antique mirror, donated by Debbie Hitt
Autographed Nascar helmet by Tony Stewart from last years Daytona 500, donated by Michael Tilley-Kraft Foods
Cardinal baseball package with VIP parking, donated by 1st National Bank in Pinckneyville
Labradoodle puppy, donated by Ron and Joann Helvey of Pinckneyville
Fountain, donated by Plantscape Nursery
2 VIP tables to upcoming MMA fights, donated by 618MMA
Major corporate sponsors this year include: 618MMA, 1st National Bank of Pinckneyville,Andrew Darnell of Edward Jones, Banterra Bank, Black Diamond Harley, BRP US, Inc., Cedar Court Imaging Doug Fulk M.D., DuQuoin State Bank, Emling & Hoffman PC, Fare Foods, Furry Family Practice Craig Furry M.D., Head 2 Toe Salon, Earl and Margie Holland, Fleetwood's General Store, Fenton's Custom & Collision, Kalin's Cafe, Knight Hawk Coal Co., Kuhnert Farms, Kurt Harris attorney at law, Linzee Insurance Agency, Marks Bakery, Monte Kuhnert Wells Fargo Advisors, Marshall Browning Hospital, Mathis & Sons, Inc., Mc Daniel's Furniture, McGriff/Juenger Auction Service, Milam's Disposal Service, Name Brand Creations, Pepsi Mid-America, Perry County Counseling, Perry County Marketplace, Plantscape Nursery, REA Clinic, Regions Bank, Ricky Rover Rooter Roasters, Short Enterprises Mc Donald's, Southern Illinois Movers,T.J's Fine Jewelry The Blue Martin, Ward Chrysler Center, Vogler Ford.