Block and Bridle Annual Steak Fry Friday, September 22, 2017
On September 8th, Block & Bridle members, Animal Science professors, Sponsors, and many friends and family gathered to enjoy some deliciously grilled steaks!
Event planning began quickly when school returned in August. We were aiming for enough food for 350 people. We are thankful for the support of our sponsors this year: Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Nebraska Corn Board, Dickies Consulting and Cargill. The steaks were donated by Cargill as well as they had volunteered their time and grill to cook those steaks for us. We are very grateful for Cargill’s continued support for this event. We owe a special thank you to Laura Oltman, former Block & Bridle member. We also served cheesy potatoes, baked beans (w/ Bacon!), cookies, and tea, lemonade and water. Members spent time preparing the baked beans and drinks before the event started. We had also set up tables inside and out for people to sit at and eat! Lots of members signed up to help with the event and sold tickets to family, friends, and professors!
We also had great support from our Animal Science professors and faculty to help serve the meal alongside the students. The students enjoyed getting to know their teachers outside of class! As for reviews from spectators, everyone thought their steak was DELICIOUS! Serving cheesy potatoes was something new that we tried this year, and we heard great feedback from those as well.
This year, the club voted to donate $1 of each ticket sold to the American Red Cross Fund with intentions of it going towards the hurricane Harvey relief efforts. After the event was all said and done, we had a chance to total ticket sales and proceeds to the club. We sold just under 250 tickets in total, while about 175 of those were sold advanced in the weeks prior to the event. The Block & Bridle Club increased their account by about $1,600 from the 2017 Steak Fry event.
We once again want to thank all our sponsors, members, professors, and those who gave time or donations to the event and came out to enjoy the beautiful evening.