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Farmers Bowl 2010
What is the Farmers Bowl?
The Farmers Bowl is an all-day celebration sponsored by the Mayville State University Foundation. Many community volunteers and Mayville State supporters work together to present this event that honors the proud agricultural heritage of the area.
Farmers Bowl 2010 will be held on September 25. This will be the sixteenth annual Farmers Bowl. The day will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a parade featuring farm equipment, bands, antique vehicles, and floats. Immediately following the parade, there will be a free corn on the cob and hot dog feed held near Jerome Berg Field on the MSU campus. The Mayville State University Comets football team will play Black Hills State at 1:30 p.m. See the Comets volleyball team in action versus Valley City State beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse. The auction event will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a social and bidding on the silent auction at the MSU Campus Center Luckasen Room. An hors d’oeuvres buffet will open at 5:30 p.m. The excitement of the live auction will be unleashed at 7:00 p.m.
Click here to download the complete Farmers Bowl brochure.
The Farmers Bowl Parade
We’d love to have you join us for the 16th annual Farmers Bowl Parade! The parade begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 25, and will run through downtown Mayville, ending on the Mayville State University campus, near Jerome Berg Field.
If you’d like to join in the parade with your farm equipment, classic car, horse, music, your business or organization’s parade float, or any other type of entry, please e-mail alumni_mayville@mayvillestate.edu, or call 701-788-4750 or 1-800-437-4104, ext. 34750. Call any time and leave a message. Include your name and phone number Parade entrants may begin lining up for the parade any time after 8:00 a.m. on September 25.
Click here to see the parade route.
The Auction
The Farmers Bowl Auction will be held for the fourteenth time in 2010. The first auction, in 1997, over $14,000 was raised. The total amount raised has grown from $21,000 in 1998 and $24,000 in 1999, to more than $30,000 each year in 2000, 2001, and 2002. About $40,000 was raised each year from 2003 through 2009. A cash raffle activity held in 2009 generated another $10,000, boosting 2009 totals to about $50,000. The proceeds of the auction are administered by the MSU Foundation for the benefit of Mayville State University and its students.
Attend the Farmers Bowl Auction!
The Farmers Bowl Auction will be held at the MSU Campus Center Luckasen Room. The silent auction begins at 5:00 p.m. and will run through 8:00 p.m. The live auction will begin at 7:00 p.m. and continue throughout the evening. An hors d’oeuvres buffet will open at 5:30 p.m. and be available until the live auction ends. Admission tickets for the auction sell for $25.00 per person and can be purchased online or at MayPort Hardware Hank and Goose River Bank in Mayville, N.D., and at First & Farmers Bank in Mayville and Portland, N.D.
Click here to purchase your ticket online now.
What will be available for purchase at the auction?
A fantastic array of items has been donated and will be available for purchase at the auction. The list includes theme dinner parties; handcrafted items, including quilted pieces, jewelry, and paintings; theme parties for children; a number of fun and useful household items; and much, much more.
Here are just a few items that have been donated for this year’s auction: “Lilies of the Field” hand-quilted table runner, “Passing Through” framed print by Jim Hansel, “Skating at Island Park” watercolor print, $50 Scheels gift card, Norwegian goodies, 2009 Collectors Series Green Bay Packers Football, Autographed Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders swimsuit calendar, Wicked Wayne’s home-brewed wine, box of activities for kids, handcrafted bald eagle statue, handcrafted jewelry, complete car care package, framed East Hall watercolor print, grandmother clock, handcrafted pillowcase sets, Hot Heaven! pig roast for 30, hors d’oeuvres party for 20 at Top Hat, Keurig personal brewer, Mayville State wine carafe and wine glasses, MSU leather reclining chair and ottoman, pair of Medora Musical tickets and two rounds of golf at Bully Pulpit, party for 8 at LaCaintina, Valentine’s Day dinner and movie for 8, Tables du Jour revisited brunch, and much more.
Watch this space for the complete listing of items coming soon!
Would you like to donate an item for the Farmers Bowl auction?
Click here to download the auction item donation form.
Win $1,000 Cash!
Participate in the Farmers Bowl Cash Fundraiser! The drawing will be held at the Farmers Bowl Auction on September 25. Need not be present to win. Suggested donation: $10 for 1 ticket; $20 for 3 tickets; $50 for 8 tickets; or $100 for 20 tickets. All proceeds benefit Mayville State University.
Click here to make your donation online now.
“Last Views of Campus from East Hall” Artwork Raffle
Click here to purchase your ticket online now.
More Information
If you have questions about Farmers Bowl 2010, please
contact the MSU Foundation,
330 Third Street NE
Doug Anderson, 1974 Mayville State graduate, has painted and donated a beautiful watercolor which features Mayville State’s historic East Hall. East Hall had deteriorated to the point where renovation was not cost effective. The building was demolished in the spring of 2010. Cost of framing the piece was donated by Kelly Morrison (’76). Tickets sell for $5.00 each. Don’t miss your chance to own this beautiful artwork! Drawing will be held at the Farmers Bowl Auction on September 25. Need not be present to win.
Mayville, ND 58257
701-788-4750
1-800-437-4104, extension 34750
alumni_mail@mayvillestate.edu
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