When sponsors invest in An Evening for ABAC at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, their dollars really do turn into ABAC scholars.

The Georgia Power Company was a Gold sponsor for the annual ABAC scholarship fundraising event in 2018 and invested $2,500 which resulted in a scholarship for Luke Guy from Fitzgerald.  Guy is a sophomore biology major.  Georgia Power has also agreed to a Gold sponsorship for this year’s event.

Sponsored by the ABAC Foundation, An Evening for ABAC is scheduled for Feb. 23 at the Tifton Campus Conference Center. Tickets are $125 for singles, $225 for couples, and $1,500 for a reserved table which seats eight persons. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible. For tickets, interested persons can call (229) 391-4895 or visit https://one.bidpal.net/aneveningforabac/welcome.  

Sponsorship levels include ABAC 1908 Circle for $15,000 which sponsors six scholarships, Presidential for $10,000 which sponsors four scholarships, Titanium for $7,500 which sponsors three scholarships, Platinum for $5,000 which sponsors two scholarships, and Gold for $2,500 which sponsors one scholarship.

Tift Regional Health System and Colquitt Regional Medical Center are on board as ABAC 1908 Circle sponsors for the event. Needmore Properties, Synovus and Synovus Trust Company, Sodexo, Allstate Construction Company, and Georgia Farm Bureau are Platinum sponsors.

Gold sponsors include South Georgia Banking Company, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Merrill, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Adams, AgGeorgia Farm Credit, Robert McLendon Farms, LLC, Georgia Power Company, Dr. and Mrs. Joe Day, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. James Holcomb, Captain D’s/Checkers, AT&T of Georgia, and Southwest Georgia Bank.