BLOOMINGTON – The 1st Annual Blue Jean Ball will be kicking off the fall fund drive for United Way of Monroe County and United Way of South Central Indiana on Thursday, September 21, from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
The Blue Jean Ball is going to be a fun, memorable evening featuring live music by Cody Ikerd and the Sidewinders, delicious BBQ from the Great White Smoke (vegetarian option available), a signature fall flavor of Bruster’s ice cream, and a lively silent auction.
Doors and silent auction open at 5 p.m., with dinner beginning at 6 p.m. BBQ and veggie options will be available, you can select your menu choice when you purchase your tickets.
Bring cash to enjoy the provided cash bar.
All proceeds will benefit United Way of Monroe County & United Way of South Central Indiana to help people in our region move from poverty to possibility.
Blue Jean Ball Tickets can be found at this link for $50 per person.
Tickets are available until Tuesday, September 12. Event organizers want to stress that tickets will not be sold at the door.
The event will be held at Whippoorwill Hill, located at 1780 East Rayltown Road in Bloomington.
As the name states, it’s a casual affair, so don’t bother wearing your pumps. Come on out in blue jeans, shorts, skirts, or whatever else you have for the occasion. Music, dancing, and a beautiful setting are sure to entertain.
United Way of South Central Indiana
The Blue Jean Ball is both a celebration of the merging of United Way of Monroe County and United Way of South Central Indiana, as well as the kick-off the the fund-raising campaign.
Monroe United Way historically serves more than Monroe, its influence reaching Greene, Owen, and Orange counties as well.
The merger will allow the two organizations to band together, and together serve the community in a more impactful way.
Monroe has a lot of resources, and Kim Burgess applauds their “amazing team” for the variety and implementation of many skills. They are successful in their area, concentrated in Bloomington, but as a more suburban landscape, and they specialize best in suburban communities.
Kim Burgess, however, has a firm handle on the ways of rural Indiana.
“I was born and raised here, and I know Lawrence County.” Kim Burgess said, and because of that, she has “Become the rural guru.” While Kim does amazing work with United Way, she’s been handling it on her own, and one person can only do so much.
With the combined expertise of Kim Burgess’s local knowledge of the rural communities and the larger team and support system of the Monroe United Way, the two branches can become one stronger, fruitful one together, utilizing the skills from both sides to further the aid given to our community.
This merger will allow the best of both worlds, and any funds raised in Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, Greene, and Owen counties, stay in those counties. This means that each county keeps what they earn and can put those funds towards improving lives in their area and it isn’t squirreled away to some larger organization.
