Altrusa sets date for annual cash party

QCS Staff

Altrusa International of Tucumcari will host its annual Cash Party on Nov. 8. The prize-drawing event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center.

A dance will follow starting at 9 p.m. with live music from the Skyliners.

The theme is 'Winter Wonderland,' and semi-formal dress is optional. Proceeds will fund Altrusa community service projects throughout the year.

Tickets to the event are $100 and include dinner for two and the dance. There will be 300 Cash Party tickets sold. The last number drawn will win $15,000. The runner-up will win $500, and every 25th number called will win a door prize worth at least $100.

“This year's Altrusa Cash Party is going to be awesome,” Susan Taylor, president of Altrusa, said. “The theme of Winter Wonderland suggests both elegance and fun. We hope you will experience both.”

During 2013-2014, Tucumcari’s Altrusa chapter spent a total of$17,758.37 on various community services projects and programs. Last year, Altrusa members also completed 712 hours on Altrusa service projects and an additional 1,816 volunteer hours outside of the organization.

Projects that Atlrusa has supported include: the Tucumcari Train Depot and Museum; the Tucumcari Route 66 Museum; New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranches; Quay County Extension and 4-H; Ronald McDonald Houses; League House in Amarillo; Tucumcari Hospital Auxiliary; Tucumcari Ambulance; Earth Day and Outdoor Classroom; Quay County 5K Fun Run; literacy projects with the Quay County Home Visiting Program; Quay County Juvenile Detention Center and Tucumcari Library's Summer Reading Program; and college scholarships for five Quay County schools.

Persons wishing to purchase Cash Party tickets should contact Altrusa member Sylvia Wampler at

(575) 403-8405.