By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Tickets are now available for the second annual Hays USD 489 Dinner Show and Auction.

Proceeds raised through the auction and dinner in part will be used to fund the completion of the district’s secure entrance project. The second phase of this project will include adding audio and video systems. This will allow office staff to speak to and see visitors before they are buzzed into school buildings.

“It’s going to give a better view of who the person actually is as opposed to looking 10 or 15 feet through the door. It is going to give a better visual of who the person is and allow us to communicate with them if we have some questions,” Superintendent Ron Wilson said.

The event will be Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Unrein Building at the Ellis County Fairgrounds. Doors open and the silent auction begins at 4 p.m. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. The live auction will be at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $75 each or $500 for a table of eight.

The foundation is also conducting three raffles. Information on the cost of the raffle tickets and the prizes can be seen below. You do not need to present at the dinner to win the raffle prizes, and raffle tickets can be purchased in advance or during the event.

Entertainment will include Hondo Drums and the Hays Chamber Singers. The dinner is being catered by Smokin. Co. BBQ.

USD 489 Foundation for Education Excellence President Curtis Brown said he hoped to beat last year’s fundraising total, which was about $38,000.

Call (785) 623-2400 or email [email protected] if you have questions about tickets. You can purchase both raffle and dinner tickets at the Rockwell Administration Center, 323 W. 12th. Event tickets will also be available at the door.

 You can also purchase tickets via credit card at https://events.ticketprinting.com/event/Project-489-Dinner-Show-Auction-35757?clear