Scorpion Booster Club will host Casino Night at SPAC again2 min read

Attendees play craps during the Scorpion Booster Club’s Casino Night fundraiser at the Sedona Performing Arts Center in 2022. The Scorpion Booster Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting co-curricular and extracurricular programs. The group’s Casino Night is planned for Saturday, Feb. 11. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers.

The members of the Scorpion Booster Club at Sedona Red Rock High School are gearing up for the return of their signature fundraiser, Casino Night, which will take place at the Sedona Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 10 p.m.

Casino Night is the primary funding source for the Booster Club, which raises funds to support extracurricular and co-curricular programs at SRRHS.

The evening will offer Sedonans wine, beer, food, casino games and a silent auction, all in a good cause. Last year’s sponsorships raised $24,000 for the Booster Club. This year, club organizers are hoping to beat that with a goal of $30,000.

The event will be catered by a chef provided by SRRHS’ food services vendor. The Booster Club has secured a single-day event license for beer and wine sales, with beverages donated by a Sedona brewery and a Page Springs area winery. In addition, the Sedona Public Library is sponsoring a wine pull in partnership with the club. For $20, guests can pick a cork from a bag and win a mystery bottle of wine worth up to $200. The funds raised will be shared between the club and the library.

Table games will be provided by Arizona Casino Nights and will include blackjack, roulette, craps and Texas hold ’em.

Casino Night will also feature the added suspense of a silent auction. The grand prizes include a getaway to a dude ranch in Wickenburg, a Prescott escape and a train ride in Williams. Those not inclined to travel may be tempted by Jeep tours, massage gift certificates, dining gift certificates, gift baskets, a one-year lease on a raised bed at the Community Garden at Big Park Community School in the Village of Oak Creek, a Sedona Chamber of Commerce membership, local artwork and golf excursions.

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“From last year alone, we were able to provide new uniforms for track, basketball and volleyball; provide all of the materials and prizes for a middle school STEM project; motivate students with the Strive for 0.5 grade point average increase program; gift our faculty with cash and meals for Special Education Week and Holiday Appreciation; provide art supplies; and so much more,” club president Heather Hermen said.

The club has also recently used the donations raised through Casino Night to purchase new learning materials for special education students and a new softball pitching machine.

Numerous Sedona-area businesses are participating as sponsors.

For the first time, Casino Night tickets may be purchased online as well as in person. Ticket prices are $52 online or $50 at the Sedona Public Library. Visit scorpionboosterclub.com, or contact Heather Hermen at (928) 202-2374.

Tim Perry

Tim Perry grew up in Colorado and Montana and studied history at the University of North Dakota and the University of Hawaii before finding his way to Sedona. He is the author of eight novels and two nonfiction books in genres including science fiction, alternate history, contemporary fantasy, and biography. An avid hiker and traveler, he has lived on a sailboat in Florida, flown airplanes in the Rocky Mountains, and competed in showjumping and three-day eventing. He is currently at work on a new book exploring the relationships between human biochemistry and the evolution of cultural traits.

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Tim Perry grew up in Colorado and Montana and studied history at the University of North Dakota and the University of Hawaii before finding his way to Sedona. He is the author of eight novels and two nonfiction books in genres including science fiction, alternate history, contemporary fantasy, and biography. An avid hiker and traveler, he has lived on a sailboat in Florida, flown airplanes in the Rocky Mountains, and competed in showjumping and three-day eventing. He is currently at work on a new book exploring the relationships between human biochemistry and the evolution of cultural traits.