IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION TO HOST FIRST-EVER SCHOLARSHIP LUAU

For those dreaming of a Hawaiian get away, an alternative might be to don flower print shirts and shorts and participate in the first ever Scholarship “Luau” to benefit students at Iowa Lakes Community College.

The Luau is planned for Thursday, June 9. It will consist of a hog roast by Smokin’ Jakes, karaoke by the Big Nacho and silent auction, which includes a week’s stay at Kauai, Hawaii. Prizes will also be given to those who are the ‘best dressed’ in a tropical theme at the Luau and will be held at the Barefoot Bar on Lake Okoboji. (In case of inclement weather, the Luau will take place at Okoboji Boats.)

The social starts at 5 p.m. The first 250 people at the event will receive a free tropical koozie. The hog roast will take place from 6:30 – 8 p.m. that evening.

A brand new Yamaha FX Cruiser Wave Runner will also be raffled to help raise scholarship money. Only 250 tickets are being sold at $50 per ticket. At 9 p.m., the silent auction will close and the winning wave runner raffle ticket will be drawn.

Due to the large number of golf outings, Mary Larscheid, Dean of the Spirit Lake Campus, developed the idea of a Luau. “We wanted to involve more people in the county in an event they could really have fun at and raise scholarship dollars,” said Mary Larscheid.

All proceeds from the wave runner raffle and Luau will go toward scholarships for Dickinson County residents attending the Iowa Lakes Community College Spirit Lake Campus.

For tickets or to be a sponsor of the Luau, contact a member of the Luau committee or the Iowa Lakes Community College Institutional Advancement/Foundations Office at 1-800-242-5106 ext. 425 or 712-362-0425 or e-mail kelbert@iowalakes.edu. This can also be done online by visiting www.iowalakes.edu/events.