Forget the dinner jackets and cocktail dresses. On Feb. 7, hundreds of people gathered at the Country Club of Landfall will instead don leisure suits and hoop earrings while dancing under a disco ball for the Wrightsville Beach School Foundation’s second annual fundraiser.
This year, the event is organized around a new fun theme, 1970s Vegas, which will extend from the food and décor to the dress code, said Wrightsville Beach School Foundation President Aimee Jones.
“Some people will be dressing up in leisure suits and disco wear. Some people will probably just come in regular clothes,” Jones said. “But anything goes.”
The school foundation’s main source of revenue drew more than 200 people and netted about $42,000 in 2014, which was invested into new technology and a part-time Spanish teacher for the school. Jones said the foundation already sold about 200 of 300 available tickets two weeks before the 2015 event. This year, the profits from the event will allow the foundation to pave the school track, a project estimated to cost as much as $30,000, and also support the school Spanish teacher. A newly paved track will be great for the school, said Kim Wilt, Girls on the Run coach and parent of two Wrightsville Beach School students.
“They need a safer surface to work on. The track is used an amazing amount, and I would love, both as a coach and a mom, to be able to see that track improved,” Wilt said.
Wilt plans to attend the event to support the school and have fun while doing it.
“First and foremost, I want to support the school,” Wilt said. “But second, it really is one of the most fun parties during the year.”
Because the fundraiser is open to the public, Jones said she hopes community members show up as well.
“We’d just love to have the community come out and support us — not just the parents, but neighbors and people who live in this area. Plus, it’s just a good party. It’s casual and laid-back, but it’s a ton of fun,” Jones said.
After having a great time at the 2014 event, Landfall resident Shawn McGreevy plans to attend again this year, and this time, bring friends. McGreevy, who has no children enrolled in the school, said the event is the best of the year at Landfall, with something fun for everyone.
“There’s something for everyone. If you want to have fun, that’s the place to go,” McGreevy said. “It’s a great fundraiser, and it’s a really fun way to raise money for the school. A lot of these fundraiser-type things, you end up going to them because you feel like you should, but this is one you go to because you really want to.”
Tickets cost $100 in advance and $125 at the door that opens at 6 p.m. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks plus three hours of gaming are included in each ticket.
The event will also include a live and silent auction offering items ranging from gift certificates, IndoJax Surf School private lessons and photography sessions to a full set of braces from Gierie Orthodontics, a deep-sea fishing trip, and a hunting trip for two on a trophy-managed property in Castle Hayne.
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