17th Annual Suits & Sauce Dinner

Tomorrow night, starting at 6pm at the Flint Farmer’s Market, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Flint will hold the 17^th Annual Suits & Sauce Dinner and Silent Auction presented by Big John Steak & Onion. Dinner will be provided by Blackstone’s Smokehouse. Proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Flint.

The dinner will feature the 13^th annual presentation of the Patrick McInnis Community Hero Award to this year’s winner, Andy Goggins. Congratulations Andy! After the award presentation the keynote speaker will take the stand – former Detroit Redwing, Chris Chelios! After the silent auction, pick up your wrist band and head over to Blackstone’s Smokehouse for an open bar after-party from 9-10pm and meet Chris Chelios.

Have a fun night for a good cause at the 2019 Suits & Sauce Dinner.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Flint works to provide fun community programs for area youths ages 7-17. Programs and services are designed to benefit youths in all facets of their lives. Health and fitness are promoted through sport instruction, yoga and mindfulness; academics through tutoring and digital/social media awareness; character through leadership clubs and Youth for Unity; and arts through singing, dancing, fine art exhibits and that amazing steel drum band.

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