Get ready to party luau style
Put on your leis and grass skirts. The spirit of the South Pacific will be in the air tomorrow night as Inn at Harvest Farms Lake hosts a Hawaiian luau to raise funds for the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce.
Billed as the “Party of the Summer,” the luau is being held to raise funds for the new building addition being constructed by the Chamber on Court Square. Dr. Jeff McKinley, chairman of the Chamber’s board of directors, said this event is just one step in the fund-raising process, noting the Chamber still needs close to $200,000 to finish the project the way they’d like.
“This is just one way of raising the money we still need and raising awareness of the project at the same time. We’re going to have a fabulous time tomorrow night,” McKinley said. “We’ve been having good nights lately and I think people will really enjoy this.”
Those attending the luau will have the honor of being served by candidates running for local, state and national office. Serving will be candidates for circuit court judge, county executive, sheriff, register of deeds, trustee, state representative and U.S. representative. Each candidate will have his or her own tip jar, with all money raised going to the Chamber.
The candidates will also be participating in several fun contests including a limbo contest, a costume contest and a hula hoop contest.
Inn at Harvest Farms Lake owner Diane Morton said weather permitting, the luau will be held outside, complete with Hawaiian music and tables with fishbowl centerpieces containing live goldfish.
Appropriately, the dinner served at the luau will have a Hawaiian theme. To be served, she said, will be carved watermelon with fruit, baked chicken with pineapple on a bed of rice, a steamed vegetable medley, fruit tea and, for dessert, banana creme pie and coconut creme pie.
The “Party of the Summer” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow night at the Inn at Harvest Farms Lake. Local radio personalities Thomas Vaughn and Kelly Marlowe will emcee the event. Tickets are $25 per person. Tickets can be purchased today and tomorrow at the Chamber of Commerce on Court Square or at the door tomorrow night. Those attending are encouraged to wear Hawaiian shirts.
Chamber luau
When: Thursday, 6 p.m.
Where: Inn at Harvest Farms
Cost: $25