By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Cancer Council of Reno County's Reno Round Up will be different this year.
"It's going to be held on Saturday, February 20th at the same time as what our live event would have taken place," said Katie Thacker with the Cancer Council. "We're doing a live broadcast at 7 p.m. The format will feel pretty similar. It's just going to all take place virtually."
Online registration for the event is already open.
"In order to hopefully increase our proceeds and really just give not only the items, but maybe the businesses who donated those items the chance to be seen, we're having an in person preview event Saturday the 20th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m."
The preview event will be at the Sandhills Event Center. The night of the roundup will have Thacker and fellow board member Carissa Iseman in charge of the festivities.
"Really, it will be the two of us emceeing and doing the virtual auction," Iseman said. "Both of us are on the board. Obviously, with Katie's director position, people have been hearing from us along this process and so, they'll see our faces that night, along with many others. With a virtual auction, we're able to do a lot more video and things like that, so we've asked a lot of people in the community and individuals that have touched patients lives, including some patients, to be part of our event."
If you'd like to help by donating items for the event, they still have a few days to get those. Email Thacker at [email protected] with questions.