The Wood County Museum will host an in-person summer barbecue themed fundraising event on July 7 at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $60. Included in the ticket cost, guests will receive food by City Barbeque, drinks (both beer and wine and non-alcoholic), various desserts, a porch concert by Nikki D and the Sisters of Thunder, and a side raffle for various prize such as a YETI cooler filled with camping items, a Blackstone grill, sit on kayak, and a lottery tree.
Tickets are available at www.woodcountyhistory.org or call the Wood County Museum at 419-352-0967.
There is also an opportunity to participate in an online silent auction. The online silent auction items can be seen at https://www.32auctions.com/boilerbbqbash.
The online auction opens on July 1 at noon and is available to make bids until July 7 at 8 p.m. For those attending the live event, the auction items can be viewed in person and bid with your smartphone or at a computer station at the event.
Prize packages encompass artist experiences, merchant swag, and a plethora of food samplings from across Ohio including: Toledo Museum of Art, Cosi in Columbus, Toledo Aerial Media, Cincinnati Zoo, Levis Commons, Miller Ferry, Toledo Mud Hens, Cedar Point and Downtown Bowling Green.
It is the goal of the Wood County Museum to raise $25,000 to continue its education programs, new exhibits and collections care.
Those who cannot attend the fundraiser can still support the museum with the purchase of a “non-event” ticket at $60/person or make a donation from the auction site https://www.32auctions.com/boilerbbqbash or the visit www.woodcountyhistory.org.
Support for the event was provided by A.A. Boos and Sons Inc. General Contractors, Mike and Terri Marsh, Edwin and Irma Wolf, George and Susan Winters, Lynn and Better Wineland, Jim and Shirley Philo, George and Linda Hamilton, Amplex Internet, George and Edna Clemans and the Copy Shop.
