Spaghetti with a Heart for Charities

Posted on Feb 1, 2014 in NEWSWORTHY
Ray Aguilar, Jim Kij, Sue Lockwood and Don Kerstetter with the first prize, a Chevy Spark, of the raffle featured at the Exchange Club of Sugar Land’s 27th Annual Spaghetti Dinner.Photo by Larry Pullen

Ray Aguilar, Jim Kij, Sue Lockwood and Don Kerstetter with the first prize, a Chevy Spark, of the raffle featured at the Exchange Club of Sugar Land’s 27th Annual Spaghetti Dinner.
Photo by Larry Pullen

Save the date for the Exchange Club of Sugar Land’s Spaghetti Dinner scheduled for Friday, February 21st at the Fluor Corporation Cafeteria located at 1 Fluor Daniel Drive in Sugar Land. This fundraiser provides over $115,000 annually to local non-profits including Child Advocates of Fort Bend, Fort Bend County Women’s Center, Texana Center for Autistic Children, Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, Crime Stoppers, YMCA, DePelchin Children’s Center, Literacy Council of Fort Bend and many more.

Local law enforcement agencies and firefighters prepare a variety of spaghetti sauces hoping to win the cook-off trophy. A live auction, silent auction, raffle, live entertainment and a children’s area with a cake walk, face painting, games and prizes completes this fun-filled evening.

Dinner tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Children 12 and under eat free. Guests can win a Chevy Spark from Classic Chevrolet or a $5,000 shopping spree donated by Gallery Furniture by purchasing a $100 raffle ticket, which includes two dinners. Tickets can be purchased from any Exchange Club of Sugar Land member or online at www.ecsl.org/spaghetti-dinner.php.