Bar-B-Que is benefit for memorial fund

BROOKFIELD

The 21st annual Strimbu Bar-B-Que has been scheduled for May 5 at the Yankee Lake Ballroom as a fundraiser for the Strimbu Memorial Fund.

When doors open at 5 p.m., Cinco De Mayo will get into full swing with each patron receiving a souvenir sombrero. There will be a multitude of appetizers, a variety of foods, and beef, turkey, duck, pig, ox, fish and lamb will be served directly from the spit.

Also included in the evening will be silent and live auctions, live country western music by Tombstone and fiesta music by Los Tres Sonidos.

Tickets, $85, are available from any board member or by contacting Connie Schenker, (724) 704-7115, or John Holliday, (724) 699-8869.

The fund, which was created to perpetuate the work of the late Nick Strimbu Jr., awards leadership scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to qualified local high school seniors in 11 school districts and an additional $10,000 to the overall leader. It also contributes to economic development agencies and projects and selected humanitarian projects and programs.

Since its inception in 1990, the fund has awarded $1.6 million in grants. In 2009 it awarded more than $138,000 in grants to various community programs and scholarships to area high school seniors.

For additional information, visit www.stribumemorialfund.org.