Penn State Alumni Association to Host Annual Steak Fry Scholarship Fund-raiser
Online registration deadline is July 28
The Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will host its 2008 steak fry on Saturday, August 2, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The annual event is held at the Wilson Picnic Grove at Penn State Behrend. It begins with a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by the dinner’s signature “grill your own” steak fry at 6 p.m.
The fund-raiser is open to all Penn State alumni, friends, and family. Proceeds benefit the Lake Erie Chapter’s Robert W. Sparks scholarship fund, which has awarded more than $64,000 to local students in the past 17 years.
Guest speaker Leigh-Ann Bedal, assistant professor of anthropology at Penn State Behrend, will discuss the research she has conducted in Petra, an archaeological site in Jordan. Since 1994, Bedal has made several summer trips to excavate in Petra, the capital of the ancient Arab kingdom of Nabataea. Her keynote will highlight her work, complete with photos of the site.
Along with the 10-ounce strip steak, dinner includes traditional picnic fare—tossed salad, corn on the cob, baked potato, dinner rolls and beverages, plus strawberry shortcake for dessert.
The evening will also include the third annual silent auction, featuring a variety of Penn State memorabilia and other items. The steak fry will conclude with a raffle for several one-of-a-kind door prizes and a 50/50 drawing.
Tickets for the annual steak fry fund-raiser are $19 per person. For more information or to RSVP, contact Phil Mobilia, president of the Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, at 814-725-1999 (home) or 716-483-7219 (office), or via e-mail at Phil.Mobilia@psualum.com.
Registrations also will be accepted online until Monday, July 28.
Visit www.behrend.psu.edu/alumni for more information about the Lake Erie Chapter or to become a member.