Mat For Mayor And The Boys And Girls Club Part I Of II

Mat Sands is running for honorary Mayor of Oakhurst.  He has been working hard to reach his goal by winning the most votes…ie…money for his charity.  He is running to raise funds for the Harry H. Baker Boys and Girls Club.  In February of this year, the club had to close its doors to the public due to lack of funding.  They were hoping that this would only be a temporary closing, but so far they are still lacking the funding to continue operations.

The Mat for Mayor Campaign will run until July.  Each candidate had to pick a non-profit organization to support.   Each dollar earned counts as one vote.  The winner will serve as an ambassador for Oakhurst by attending special events and ribbon cuttings throughout the next year.  There are three candidates in the competition.

Mat Sands has had many fundraising activities to date.  There have been spaghetti dinners at the Oak Room Bar, Movie Night at the Met Cinemas, a traditional Hawaiian Luau at the Sierra Sky Ranch and the Iron Restaurant, fundraiser at Jamba Juice, and Bingo with the Kids at the Sierra Lions Club.  On Thursday, June 12, 2008, there will be a Tri-Tip Drive-Up Dinner at the Sierra Star parking lot.  Forget the cooking and enjoy Tri-tip, beans, coleslaw and roll for a measly $10 per person.  Sounds delicious!

Please check back on Friday for the conclusion to this post.