The Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club is hosting its inaugural Robbie Burns night in support of a worthy cause.
The three-course meal featuring highland dancers, a piper, a silent auction and live entertainment is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the club.
“It’s a beautiful building with a beautiful view of Toronto. At night it’s lovely out there, so we thought we should use that,” co-organizer Kathy Edwards told The Lake Report.
Edwards and her co-founder Lisa Brillon had no trouble had no problem selling tickets fast at $70 per person and all proceeds raised will go to the junior sailing program along with No One Goes Hungry, an organization that provides meals to teens.
The junior sailing program is funded through a bursary which supports a number of kids to go through the three-week sailing program.
“There are kids in our area where parents want to put their kids in something but they can’t come up with the funds,” Edwards said.
Edwards has been a volunteer with No One Goes Hungry for the past four years, cooking close to 2,000 meals once a month for three high schools in the area, she said.
“That’s totally run on donations, they aren’t funded by anything,” she said.
If NOTLers missed the chance to grab tickets, the organization has a GoFundMe page accepting monetary donations at https://www.gofundme.com/f/fmu5hf-no-one-goes-hungry.
Details on how to enrol in the junior sailing program is also available on the sailing club’s website.
As well, if anyone wishes to donate to the Robbie Burns silent auction, contact organizers by calling or texting 289-686-9604.