Aurora Lions Club will sponsor a bus trip to the Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers baseball game June 2 in Milwaukee.
The public is invited. Included will be transportation, game admission, and potluck tailgate party.
The outing is a “Kids Need Glasses” fundraiser by Aurora Lions Club. The event will benefit Aurora Lions’ free eye exams and eyeglasses for needy students in our school districts
A coach bus will depart door 15 at East Aurora High School at 8:30 a.m. Pop and water will be provided at the tailgate. Tickets are $98 per person. Deadline to register is May 15. Send checks payable to Aurora Lions Club to Dick Schindel, 784 Morningside Avenue, Aurora, IL, 60505. Aurora Lions to sponsor White Sox bus trip.
Lion Dick Schindel, trip coordinator, said “We will tailgate before the game. Each family or group is asked to bring a favorite dish to pass. Water and pop will be provided. Those attending usually like to bring a lawn chair to relax before the game.
On the bus, there will be several pools that participants may play along with a chance to wager on the famous sausage races that are run at each Brewers game. There will be a cash raffle where half the proceeds are donated back to the Lions Club.
“The day is designed for a fun family-outing, while enjoying a Major League Baseball game,” Schindel said.
A Sunday, June 30, road trip to the Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers game is sold out. The “Strike Out Hunger” event is a fundraiser for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora.
Call Schindel at (630) 921-1307 for more information.
—Al Benson