Event will raise funds for health education and medical equipment

A fundraising event will be held Friday, May 11, at Royal Ridges in Ripon to raise money for community health education and to purchase medical equipment for Ripon Medical Center.

The first Denim & Pearls: A Party With a Purpose will take place from 6 to 10 p.m., according to a Ripon Medical Center press release. Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Corporate-sponsored reserved tables are available for $500 and include eight tickets, reserved seating, a half-page advertisement in the Denim & Pearls program and a "thank you" note, according to the release.

Those attending are encouraged to wear denim, and festivities will include live and silent auctions, samples from area restaurants and vendors and a cash bar, according to the release.

Tickets are available for purchase at the following locations: in Ripon, at Royal Ridges, Horicon Bank, M&I Bank, WRPN, Ripon Chamber and Ripon Medical Center; in Green Lake, at the Green Lake Chamber Office; in Fairwater, at the Fairwater Bank; in Brandon, at Brandon Ultimart; in Markesan, at Slate Law Office, Farmers State Bank and Markesan State Bank; and in Rosendale, at Rosendale Mobile Station and Bluemke's Hardware Store.

Tickets can also be ordered or purchased by credit card by contacting Jan Williams at (920)748-0405 or janwi@rmcnet.org.