Hot Tub 2000 benefits F-M Food Pantry

by Brooke Hahl - The Spectrum

With the help of SU fraternities - Sigma Nu, Theta Chi and Sigma Phi Delta - Palm Coast Tann is hosting Hot Tub 2000, their Fourth Annual Hot Tub-A-Thon, to benefit the F-M Emergency Food Pantry.

The activities will begin at 9:00p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 and end at 9:00p.m. the following day at Palm Coast Tann, 3401 S. University Drive. Member of the fraternities have volunteered to immerse themselves for the entire 36 hours.

The fraternities are selling Giveaway tickets for $1. There will be a drawing during the hot tub festivities for an array of prizes. First prize is a Minneapolis Weekend Hotel Getaway donated by Kvamme Travel. Second prize is a satellite system from Satellite Solutions and third prize receives a 10-person wing party from Hooters. If you aren't lucky enough to win one of the three big prizes, any ticket holder will still have a chance to win many of the additional prizes to be given away.

The $1 spent on the Giveaway ticket is definitely worth the money. All tickets are redeemable for a free tanning session from Palm Coast Tann. In addition, anyone who enters Palm Coast Tann during the Hot Tub-A-Thon with a food or cash donation will receive a free tan.

From 10a.m. to 2p.m. on Friday, free pizza will be provided from Pizza Hut along with a live radio remote from Real Radio with disc jockeys Jay Thomas and Alex Taylor. Hooters will sell grilled brats, wings and soda for $1 from noon to 4p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11.

All proceeds from ticket and food sales, in addition to sales from selected lotions sold at Palm Coast Tann through the duration of the Hot Tub-A-Thon, will go to the F-M Emergency Food Pantry.

Mike Nygaard, owner of Palm Coast Tann, hopes to double last year's numbers with a goal of $1000 and a pick-up full of food. "It's a great way for us to give back to the community." he says.