Sponsor A+ Scholar
Each fall, the Nicholls State University Foundation hosts the Sponsor A+ Scholar Wine and Food Extravaganza to raise dollars for scholarships. The 2007 event was held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Bollinger Memorial Student Union.
Importance of Sponsor A+ Scholar
Proceeds from this annual event benefit Nicholls students who demonstrate leadership ability along with outstanding grades. Since the fundraiser began in 1996, more than 190 Nicholls students have been granted scholarships from the more than $240,000 raised at previous Sponsor A+ Scholar events.
12th Annual Event Held in October
All of the event’s food and wine was donated by area businesses and individuals, and the event featured live music from Jazmine as well as silent and live auctions.
Items auctioned at this year’s event included:
- a day fishing trip at the Cajun Resort,
- original primitive art by Alvin Batiste,
- a 2007 Mardi Gras print autographed by the cast of “The Sopranos,â€
- a 1980 Lagniappe on the Bayou poster by Billy Ledet,
- a football autographed by Archie Manning,
- a dove hunt for two with Daniels Duplantis,
- a hand-carved song bird by Gene Hebert,
- a set of decoy prints by John Weimer with a coffee table book on rare decoys by Brian Cheramie and
- a variety of fine wines from the cellars of George and Shirley Picou.
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Consider Attending
Tickets to each year’s event are $75 per couple or $50 per person. Gold sponsorships are $500 and include 20 tickets. Checks should be made payable to the Nicholls Foundation and mailed to the Nicholls Foundation, P.O. Box 2074, Thibodaux, LA 70310. For additional information, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at 985.448.4134.
Contact the Office of Institutional Advancement for dates of the 2008 event.