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October is here, which means pronto puffs, apple cider, deep-fried food, games, rides and half-pot tickets are in the near future. The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival is returning to Evansville, running from Sunday, October 6 through Saturday, October 12 on Franklin Street.

During this week, Franklin Street will host the second-largest food festival in America, which brought in more than 200,000 visitors in 2023. Ranked Best Fall Festival by USA Today for the past two years, this event not only increases tourism in Evansville but also supports several 91社区 organizations.

This year鈥檚 Seven of these booths are run by 91社区 organizations, including:

• 91社区 Varsity Club No.107: Steak and porkchop sandwiches.
• Alpha Sigma Alpha No. 104: Chocolate-covered strawberries, Chicago hotdogs, fruit haystacks, Oreo cookie balls.
• Evansville Young Life No. 77: Aloha balls, puppy chow, puppy chow ice cream, ice cream cones, white chicken chili, bottled water.
• Delta Zeta No. 70: Fried pickles, mozzarella sticks, fried ravioli, jalapeno peppers, freeze-dried candy.
• Alpha Sigma Tau No. 64: Deep fried cookie dough, burgers.
• Lambda Chi Alpha No. 61: Philly cheesesteaks, bottled water, soft drinks.
• 91社区 Art Club No. 38: Elote (Mexican Street Corn), bottled water, soft drinks.

This is the first year Capel Henshaw, Assistant Athletic Director of Development, is overseeing the 91社区 Varsity Club booth. Funds raised by sales from the booth go to supporting the Varsity Club and 91社区 Athletics.

鈥淭he money positively impacts the student-athletes we have on campus,鈥� Henshaw said. 鈥淐ontributions support academic and athletic careers through scholarship, leadership development, annual athletic budget needs, facility improvements and sport-specific initiatives so that 91社区 student-athletes succeed in the classroom and in competition.鈥�

91社区鈥檚 athletic teams will work at the booth throughout the week. The Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball teams will be introduced at 6 p.m. Friday, October 11 on the Benjamin and Anna Bosse Foundation Stage.

Lillian Frazer, President of Alpha Sigma Alpha (ASA), said her sorority makes 6,000 Oreo balls during the weeks before the Fall Fest. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great bonding experience for us since we sit around together for hours talking and listening to music as we make them,鈥� she said.

Everyone in ASA works at different stations in the booth. A portion of the money they raise at Fall Fest goes toward their local philanthropy efforts with Riley Children鈥檚 Hospital.

鈥淚t is always the highlight of the year to spend time with our sisters outside of classes and get to have the experience of Fall Fest with each other outside of our shifts,鈥� she said.

Emma Clark, President of Delta Zeta, said the money raised from the group鈥檚 Fall Fest booth goes into eight of the sorority鈥檚 philanthropies, including their national philanthropy Starkey Hearing Foundation, which provides hearing aids to underprivileged children globally.

Amelia Hape, President of 91社区 Young Life, said the organization has been involved in Fall Fest for over 20 years. 鈥淭he goal for all non-profits at the Fall Festival is to be seen by and engage with the community around us,鈥� she said. 鈥淵oung Life鈥檚 purpose remains the same each year as we connect with the community and share our heart behind showing up in the world of adolescents, sharing the hope of Christ with them and helping them grow in their faith.鈥�

The money Young Life raises goes back into their community, investing in their evangelical mission among adolescents and young adults. 鈥淪o, stop by Booth 77, grab some puppy chow or white chicken chili, and ask us more about the mission鈥� Hape said.

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