Illinois Brews @ Bowes to benefit Elgin Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund
Enjoy Illinois craft beers and home brews at Illinois Brews @ Bowes from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Porter's Pub at Bowes Creek, 1250 Bowes Creek Blvd. in Elgin. There also will be food, live music, and raffle prizes.
Join the fun at this worthwhile event providing recreational opportunities to Elgin at-risk children. One hundred percent of the proceeds from all ticket sales, donations, and raffles goes directly into the Elgin Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund.
Raffle tickets are $5 or five for $20. Prizes include: four one-day hopper passes to Disney World; two-night stay at BlueGreen Odyssey Dells; six general admission passes for Brookfield Zoo, including parking, Hamill and Carousel; Escape Challenge for eight people; 10 free admission for Paintball Explosion; two massage gift certificates for Lifetime Health and Wellness; a $75 basket from Epic Air trampoline Park; wine tasting for six at Lynfred Winery; lux wine tasting for four at Cooper's Hawk; two tickets to Comedy Sportz Chicago; $50 Top Golf gift cards; $50 pub card for Brewing Revolution; $50 gift card for Woodman's Market; tickets to Windy City Bulls, Schaumburg Boomers, Chicago Wolves, NIU football and more; autographed photos from Chicago sports players; and more.
All guests must be 21 and older to attend; bring a valid ID. Advance ticket packages are: Ample Ale Package for $35, including event admission, Illinois Brews unlimited tastings, souvenir glass and food; Designated driver for $15, including event admission and food, no beer sampling.
Tickets at the door are $45 and $25.
Tickets may be purchased online at eventbrite.com or at the following locations: Porter's Pub at Bowes Creek, The Highlands of Elgin, Wing Park Golf Course and The Centre of Elgin.
For information, visit ilbrewsatbowes.com or call Randy Reopelle at (847) 931-6127.
Incorporated in 2013, the Elgin Parks and Recreation Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to enhance the quality of life and strengthen the Elgin community by making recreation and cultural programs, parks and recreation facilities accessible to all of its residents."
To accomplish this mission we know that we are going to have to partner with many different organizations and individuals who are passionate about our community and the people who live in it.
One of the venues the foundation supports is the Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund which was established in 1993 to provide financial assistance to young people in Elgin whose families could not afford to register them for recreation programs. Often the children of these families are the ones that need the positive benefits of recreation the most.