Meet the Bachelors! 2nd Annual Girls Night Out and Bachelor Auction

Tickets are still available for the 2nd Annual Girls Night Out, Bachelor Auction scheduled for 7 to 11 p.m. this Saturday, April 6, at Lakeside Legacy-Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake.

This big event is sponsored by the Crystal Lake Jaycees and benefits the Home of the Sparrow.

This year, 12 bachelors have volunteered for the live auction fundraiser, where attendees can to bid on date packages.

The packages include rock climbing lessons for two, tickets to the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, The Chicago Botanic Garden, The Shedd Aquarium, a wine tasting for two courtesy of Cooper's Hawk, and spa services for two courtesy of Infinity Day Spa, according to an event press release.

A silent auction features private wine tasting events, boudoir photo shoots, signed Blackhawks and Cubs memorabilia and much, much more.

Attendees need not be single to attend and participate. The option to take the volunteer bachelor as a companion remains winner’s choice.

General admission tickets are $20 online, and $25 at the door, and include entry to the event, hor d'oeuvres courtesy of Slow Smoke Barbeque, Williams Street Public House and Sweet Pea Cakes, participation in the silent auction, as well as one drink ticket, the release stated. 

A VIP event package is available for $45 online, or $50 at the door.

The package includes a pre-event from 6 to 7 p.m. that offers a cocktail hour with the bachelors, exclusive VIP raffles, two drink tickets and reserved priority seating for the auction.

Home of the Sparrow

100% of ticket proceeds benefit the Home of the Sparrow, organizers said. Home of the Sparrow serves the community as a transitional shelter program providing housing and supportive services for homeless women and their children in McHenry County and Northern Illinois.

Each year, more than 100 homeless women and children live in Home of the Sparrow’s shelters and scattered site apartments. At any given time, up to 65% of residents are children, according to the HOS webpage.

Since Home of the Sparrow’s program began, over 2,300 women have reached out to Home of the Sparrow, seeking help and hope and ultimately, lives of independence and self-sufficiency, according to HOS.

For more information and to order tickets, visit 2nd Annual Girls Night Out Bachelor Auction website. Lakeside Legacy is located at 401 Country Club Road in Crystal Lake.