BRAINERD — The Brainerd Elks Fishing Fling is returning Wednesday, May 10, to the Brainerd National Guard Armory.
The Fishing Fling event is an annual fundraiser to provide area high school students with thousands of dollars in scholarships. This event is open to the public and there will be many opportunities to win from an array of prizes. Some of the prizes include $1,000 from Cub Foods, a Gophers weekend, VIP passes to Lakes Jam, a Gull Lake dinner cruise, Cragun’s Resort certificates and countless rods, reels, tackle and more.
Social hour begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. and a program and prizes to follow. Choice of dinner is prime rib or chicken and the featured guest speaker is Dick Jonckowski, voice of the Gophers of over 30 years. Tickets are available from any Elks members or at the Elks Lodge in Brainerd for $75. Call the Elks at 218-829-2643 after 3 p.m. to reserve tickets.
Look for more information and updates on Facebook and at BrainerdElks615.org.
The proceeds benefit the Elks Youth Activities Fund that provides scholarships to area high school students.
