Mars library plans fundraiser
After a long hiatus from in-person fundraising due to the pandemic, the Mars Area Public Library will hold its first annual “Libations for the Library” fundraiser this summer to raise money for library renovations.
The event, scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 12 at the Dented Keg Brewery in Mars, will give visitors the chance to support the library by enjoying food and drink.
Live music, raffle baskets and a silent auction will also be featured at the event. Four “celebrity bartenders” — NHL Hall of Famer Mark Recchi, Dan Mayes and Mike Chiasson of Pens Elite and Mary Ours of KDKA — will serve up drinks as part of the festivities.
“Fifteen percent of the proceeds will support the library off of your general purchase of buying your food and drink, so you don’t have to purchase a ticket or anything,” library director Caitlyn Boland said. “We haven’t been able to do any larger scale fundraising in a while. We hope this will be the first of many years of successful events.”
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