Advocates planning annual scholarship fundraiser November 30, looking for silent auction donations now

Here's a great oppotunity to ditch your December Bears tickets!

OK, admittedly, that's not particularly civil. And I apolgize unreservedly for same, at least to the Advocates Society, which, after all, is trying to raise money for its Polish-American Advocates Scholarship Foundation at a November 30 dinner, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., at Maggiano's, 516 N. Clark Street.

It's just... well, I'm a White Sox fan as well as a Bears fan, and for a brief while this Summer I'd dared to hope that the abject misery of this awful White Sox season might be assuaged by an improved Bears squad....

Also, the Advocates are looking for donations for the silent auction that will be featured at the November 30 dinner. In most years, Bears tickets would be a welcome donation.

Would be. Would have been?

But perhaps you, Dear Reader, can think of something useful for the cause. Theater tickets, perhaps, or gift certificates, jewelry items, sports memorabilia -- donations are bounded only by a donor's budget, imagination, and generosity. Persons with items to donate for the event should email Eryk Wachnik, at eryk@wachniklaw.com. Donors should include a copy of their logo to be displayed with the silent auction item.

The Advocates are also trying to line up sponsors for the dinner. Sponsorships are $300 and include one dinner ticket, inclusion of the sponsor's name or logo in the program book, placement of said name or logo on the Advocates website in connection with this event, and a shout-out on social media. Potential sponsors should also contact Eryk Wachnik, at eryk@wachniklaw.com.

For the well-organized, there is also an opportunity to purchase tickets for this event at early bird prices. From now through October 31, tickets for this event are $150 each; a table of 10 may be had for $1,250. From and after November 1, tickets will be $175 each; a table of 10 will cost $1,500. All tickets are available at this page of the Advocates website.