Get your tickets for 56th annual BBQ benefit Aug. 1

The Kiwanis Club of Elgin will hold its 56th annual Barbeque Fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 4 to 7 p.m.

This year's event, featuring Fay's BBQ Pork Chop and Chicken Dinner, will be held in the parking lot of Advocate Sherman Hospital, 1425 N. Randall Road in Elgin.

Carry-out drive-through will be available as well as the popular dine-in tent.

Tickets are $14 and include both pork and chicken in addition to sides. Fruit pies from Herb's Bakery in Elgin will be available for purchase.

Tickets are available from club members or available for online purchase, www.elgin.kiwanisone.org.

Online sales are accepted until 4 p.m. Aug. 1. Tickets also will be available at the door.

Proceeds from the barbecue are used to support local charities with priority given to programs that help young children.

The Kiwanis Club of Elgin, now in its 95th year, received its charter March 9, 1920, and serves the Kiwanis International mission, to change the world one child at a time, one community at a time. In that time, the Elgin noon club donated over one million dollars to organizations in Elgin and South Elgin.

Anyone interested in joining the club is invited to attend a weekly lunch meeting, held at noon each Tuesday at The Grumpy Goat Tavern, 875 Sports Way, Elgin, at the Highlands Golf Course. For information on the barbecue or membership, contact Karen Maki, (847) 695-7589.