Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation raised nearly $30,000 at the 41st annual Cheers! event to support the SBL Volunteer Guild Scholarship Program.
Cheers!, a high-energy cocktail party, was held March 1 at the Foxmore in Shelbyville featuring the band 8South to nearly 300 in attendance. The event also hosted a Texas Hold‘em style Poker Tournament which had 31 participants. This year’s grand prize winner, Eric Hutchinson, who won 4 Green seat Cardinals Baseball tickets valued at $1,500, donated by Roy Schmidt Honda. Winner of the raffle prizes were: Jenna Vogel, who won a pair of diamond earrings valued at $2,000, donated by Towne Square Jewelers; and Adam Lehman who won a Nashville, TN package including a two-night stay at the Graduate Hotel, valued at $650.
The Volunteer Guild awards scholarships to students in SBL’s 10-county service area who are pursuing college degrees in medically-related fields. Since 1979, the Guild has awarded more than $880,000 to area students.
“Cheers! is a fantastic way to fund scholarships for local students who need financial assistance for their college education,” SBL Special Events Officer Kim Lockart said. “We are grateful to The Foxmore for hosting the event and grateful for those who sponsored and attended.”
SBL gives thanks to all sponsors for their support of Cheers!, including: this year’s Partner, Commercial Refrigeration; VIP 1 sponsors: First Federal of Central Illinois; First Mid Insurance Group; First Neighbor Bank, NA; Ron and Kathlene Harshman; McCarthy Building Companies; Gary and Jeri Morris; Rural King; and Towne Square Jewelers; VIP 2 sponsors: David and Marci Barth; Bergfeld Properties; Dr. Joe and Amanda Burton; Morgan’s Meat Market; and Roy Schmidt Honda.
For more information about Cheers, call the SBL Health Foundation at 217-258-2511. For more information about the Guild Scholarship Program, contact Volunteer Services at 217-258-2500.