Purdue Fort Wayne Men’s Basketball to Host Casino Fight Fundraiser on Nov. 2

The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball program has announced the date of the program’s annual fundraiser, “An Evening with Mastodon Basketball Casino Night.” The casino fundraiser will be presented by Don and Leah Palmer on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball program will be hosting its annual fundraiser, featuring casino games and auctions

The fundraiser is an opportunity to support the team while enjoying a fun night of casino games and auctions. This year’s event will once again be held at the Fort Wayne Country Club.

“An Evening with Mastodon Basketball” will begin with a cocktail hour from 6-7 p.m. and the main event from 7-10 p.m.

According to the news release, there will be heavy hors d’oeuvres. Fans can also meet the men’s basketball staff and student-athletes. Packages include markers for the gaming tables, which will include poker, blackjack, roulette, and craps.

Additionally, there will be numerous televisions broadcasting the evening’s college football games. A Las Vegas-style band and photo booth were mentioned in the news release as well.

There will also be auctions to help raise funds for the basketball program.

Featured auction items at “An Evening with Mastodon Basketball Casino Night”

Featured auction items will include a luxury Box at Churchill Downs, Final Four Experience in San Antonio, TX, and Fort Wayne SWAT Team Experience.

Other auction items include behind the Scenes Indy 500 Experience, US Open & ESPN Experience, Memphis Grizzlies Experience w/ John Konchar, join the team with VIP Experience at Sunshine Slam Tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Fort Wayne Bench Experience vs Michigan, Penn State, UCF, or Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach, Fla.

The Charter Walleye Fishing Trip on Lake Erie is also once again an available auction item this year.

Featured auction items at last year’s event included VIP Final Four Experience in Phoenix, Ariz, and VIP Experience in Arizona Tip-Off Tournament. It also offered VIP Thanksgiving Experience in San Francisco and Fly Fishing Trip at private Rockwell Springs Trout Club.

Fort Wayne Country Club is located at 5221 Covington Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana.