The Effingham Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Effingham announces its participating food booths and silent auction items. The Taste will be held Thursday, March 3, from 5 to 7pm in the Rec. Department Gym on Hwy. 119 in Springfield.

For one low price you’ll be able to sample delicious treats from a room full of restaurants and caterers, enjoy a glass of wine, beer, Coke or water, and enjoy the music of a great musician while looking at the great items for purchase in our Silent Auction! Lott said this year’s food booths will include: Chef Nick Mueller’s Laughing Boar, the Tin Fin, El Real, the Schnitzel Shack, the Effingham College and Career Academy, Southern Kafe on 17, The Cake Mix, B&R Backyard BBQ, Horton’s Quality Meats, and Sweetwater Grille.

And to lend an Irish flavor to the evening, popular Irish singer, Harry O’Donoghue, will perform in what has become Effingham’s own St. Patrick’s celebration.

Lott also commented on this year’s silent auction items, saying, “I am so excited at the donations we have received this year for the auction. We have a Savannah Riverboat Dinner Cruise for two, a Butterducks Winery gift basket, Tickets to the Peter Rowan Show at the Mars Theatre, a 3 month, 2 adult Houshold YMCA membership, a three game pack from Effingham’s toy store – Teach Right, a beautiful stained glass wall hanging by Ardra Hartz, a large framed Pelican photo from the Cottage of Art and Framing, a wonderful gift basket from That Dress, a Mighty 8^th Museum Family Membership, 2 gift boxes from Smoke and Bones Woodshed, a beautiful necklace and earrings set from Quick Cash Pawn, A stand up cooler and other great items from Advertising Specialties, a $100 gift certificate towards a cruise from Burns World Travel, and 2-night hotel packages from the DoubleTree by Hilton, the King and Prince at St. Simons, and the Ritz Carlton in Atlanta.”

Tickets are $15 or two for $25 and can be purchased at GeoVista Credit Union, Renasant Banks, Queensborough Bank, Ameris Bank, Teach Right, Burns World Travel, Effingham College and Career Academy, and the Effingham Chamber of Commerce. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

We are expecting a crowd of between 500 and 600. What a great way to kick off the spring in Effingham County. You won’t want to miss it! Restaurants and Sponsors are now being taken. Sponsors already signed up include Vision Financial, Rincon Chevrolet, Effingham Health System, Renasant Bank, the Effingham Herald, Effingham NOW/Savannah Morning News, Georgia Power, Ameris Bank, Georgia Transformer, GeoVista Credit Union, Edwards Interiors, Coldwell Banker, and Savannah Coca Cola. For more information on participating, email [email protected] or call the Chamber offices at 912-754-3301.