More than 500 attended 'A Knight at the Disco'

“A Knight at the Disco” was the theme of the event, which was held at Boulder Flats.

“Since its inception at Fonner Park in 1998, friends, business associates and family have gathered annually to celebrate fellowship and unity and support Grand Island Central Catholic,” the school says. “It is a premiere, elegant event held each year to raise funds for the school.”

The co-chairs for this year were Mike and Jean Hamik and Scott and Kellie Weyers.

There were about 600 silent auction items, while another 40 items were part of the live auction.

The highlight of the evening was a raffle drawing for $40,000 toward the purchase of a new vehicle from one of Tom Dinsdale dealerships in Grand Island or Hastings. The prize was donated by Kim and Tom Dinsdale.

The Central Catholic students were involved in the event by delivering auction catalogs, helping with setup and cleanup, serving the meal, selling raffle tickets and helping with auction item pickup.

Jolene Wojcik, executive director of the Central Catholic Development Foundation, said, “We’re really grateful for all our business sponsors. It’s people who want to support the school and support our students and teachers. Tuition covers part of the cost of education, our four parishes in town contribute financially to us, and then this event helps us fill in the gap, and helps us keep our tuition affordable for our families. We are thankful to all who contribute.”