Partnership to Host Sixth Annual Barn Blast January 27

     Barn Blast 2012 is fast approaching! The Anson County Partnership for Children will host its sixth annual fundraising event presented by Anson Bank and Trust on Friday, January 27, 2012 from 6:00 pm to midnight in the Ingram Room at SPCC’s Lockhart Taylor Center in Wadesboro. As in the past, all proceeds will benefit literacy activities for children in Anson County including Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Each year the Barn Blast features a western theme, a delicious dinner, an open bar of beer and wine, music, silent auctions, a live auction, dancing and lots of fun. Tickets are available now for $35.00 at the Partnership office or by calling 704 694-4036. After January 13, tickets will be $45.00. For the first time, reserved Barn Blast tables for eight guests are available for $300.00 at the Partnership office.
     When the doors open at 6:00 pm, guests will visit the bar for beer or wine, enjoy hors d’oeuvres, mingle with friends and bid on a wide array of silent auction items. Barn Blast silent auction items include: a UNC basketball autographed by Roy Williams; hang gliding lessons in Kitty Hawk, NC; twelve year old Scotch whisky; a Personal Chef Meal for 4 and a photography class with a well known Charlotte photographer. At 8:00 pm guests will be served the traditional Barn Blast dinner of grilled barbecued chicken with all the fixings, dessert, tea and coffee. As in the past, one of the highlights of the night will be the live auction by a professional auctioneer. The first item to be auctioned this year will be the VIP Table, an opportunity for the guests at the winning table to upgrade to the excusive VIP table with a steak menu, special dessert, china and silver service, beautiful floral centerpiece and personal servers. Among the exciting items to be auctioned in the live auction are: a large canvas portrait and overnight stay at Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida; a romantic getaway for two in Asheville, NC; 4 roundtrip Southwest Airlines tickets; a professionally framed Bob Timberlake print; a highly sought after handmade quilt from local quilter, Cynthia Little and weekly chiropractic wellness visits for the year. All silent and live auction items with photos will be posted on the Anson County

     Partnership for Children’s website and linked to the Partnership’s Facebook page. The evening will also include the Heads or Tails Game and the Sponsor a Child Auction which were introduced at the 2011 Barn Blast. After the live auction, local DJ Leon Gatewood will spin the dance music which will include a mix of country music, beach music and special requests until midnight. All proceeds from the Barn Blast will benefit the Partnership’s literacy programs including Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which currently serves over 1000 Anson County children. The program provides a free book in the mail each month to all registered children under age five. Parents can register their children by visiting the Partnership, calling 704-694-4036 or visiting the Partnership’s website, www.ansonsmartstart.org. The Partnership also provides approximately 2000 books to young children at community events each year and sponsors the Raising a Reader Book Bag Program for three and four year olds in eight child care centers. Last year, the Partnership distributed over 16,000 books to children in Anson County using funds raised at the Barn Blast.
     2012 Barn Blast sponsorships are still available to businesses, organizations and individuals beginning at $100.00. Sponsors will receive advertising before, during and after the Barn Blast. Major 2012 Barn Blast sponsors to date include: Anson Bank and Trust, Dr. Thomas Trautmann, Wadesboro Rotary Club, Pee Dee Electric Corporation, Brown Creek Animal Hospital, Poisson Law and Make Your Day. For more information about sponsorships, auction items, donations or tickets please call 704-694-4036.
For a complete list of items to be auctioned, please click HERE.