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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE OCTOBER 6, 2005

FUNDRAISER FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL & SOCCER NOVEMBER 5

TIFTON- A reverse raffle, dinner, and silent auction will be held at Abraham Baldwin College Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Nickelodeon to help support the women’s basketball and soccer teams. The profits from ticket sales will go directly to the ABAC Women’s Basketball and Soccer Foundation to help with scholarships and travel expenses.

Tickets for this event are $50 each. This includes dinner, one raffle ticket, one season pass for each regular season home basketball and soccer game, and the listing of contributors to the fundraiser on the ABAC Fillies web page. Contributors will also have access to the hospitality room at all the Fillies basketball home games.

Only 300 tickets will be sold. All 300 will be drawn. Every 25^th ticket drawn will be worth $50, and the last ticket drawn will be worth $1,000. Participants do not have to be present to win.

A silent auction will follow the reverse raffle. Donations of items to the auction can be made by contacting Julie Conner, women’s basketball coach, at (229) 391-4933 or Jimmy Ballenger, women’s soccer coach, at (229) 391-4939.

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