A crowd of shrimp boil attendees lines up to get their helping of shrimp and sausage at the Tucumcari Elks Club Friday. Jim Lafferty of the Tucumcari Rotary Club said about 405 tickets were sold for the event.

Friday night’s shrimp boil, dance and silent auction event hosted by the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club was a success, according to rotary member Jim Lafferty.

“The teamwork between the chamber and the rotary really payed off for both organizations, I think,” Lafferty said.

Lafferty reported about 405 tickets sold at the event, nearing $8,100 in ticket sales.

“That’s an estimate. I just know how many we sold, but it’s pretty close,” Lafferty said.

Chamber Assistant Director Lisa Lauriault said she also considered the event to be a success overall. She said the chamber raised about $2,500 with the silent auction, which featured 25 items.

“I hope the rotary club will want to do it with us again next year,” Lauriault said.