The Allen Community College Endowment Association held their annual Red Scholarship Athletic Gala two Saturdays ago and broke last years record of money raised.
The event brought in $31,000 after expenses which surpassed last years record of $25,687. Three hundred guests attended the event that also included Rookies Sports Bar and Grill catering and a live and silent auction.
Former Kansas City Chiefs players John Lohmeyer, Dave Lindstrom, Ted McKnight and Walter White were also in attendance and milled around the event taking pictures and talking to the attendees.
Twenty-nine local businesses, individuals and organizations around the Allen County area sponsored a table at the event and even more donated items ranging from signed jerseys to gift cards to local businesses.
I thank the local businesses who were willing to donate an item to our live or silent auctions and the businesses in and around Iola who were willing to be a corporate table sponsor for all coming together to make this event the success that it has become, ACC Director of Development Aimee Thompson said. Of course, the KC Chiefs Ambassadors play a huge part in our events success as well and are the main reason this event is looked forward to every year by so many. We truly cannot say enough how much the community support from everyone helps us with being able to provide athletic scholarships to our student-athletes at Allen. The partnership that the Allen Community College Endowment Association and Allen Athletics have, is a positive strong one and each year we come together and continue to find ways to change this event up and make it better and better.
