Tickets are now on sale for the annual Ada Music Boosters Chicken barbecue, always held behind the stadium the evening of the first home football game of the year. This year the chicken barbecue will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, before the Bulldogs host Spencerville.

The annual barbecue is a major fund-raiser for the Ada Music Boosters. Proceeds benefit numerous projects for Ada’s instrumental and vocal music programs. Tickets are being sold now through Aug, 30. Contact any band or choir member to purchase tickets, or call Dave Smittle at 419-230-8147.

Priced at $8, these popular dinners include one-half barbecue grilled chicken, green beans, cheesy potatoes and a dinner roll. Cold drinks are available the day of pick-up for 50 cents each.

Smittle said, "We are again using JT Express for our annual chicken barbecue dinner because they consistently offer a high quality, delicious meal for our event. The Ada Music Boosters chicken barbecue is a long-standing Ada tradition because so many find it to be an easy way for families to enjoy a quick and convenient dinner before the first home football game of the season. Hundreds of dinners are sold every year and we encourage you to buy your tickets early again this year."

He added that each band and choir student has a dozen tickets to sell. Additional tickets are available by contacting Smittle at 419-230-8147. Music families should plan to have all tickets sold and money returned by noon on Friday, Aug. 30. Checks are welcome and should be made payable to the Ada Music Boosters.

Proceeds from this sale are needed for several important upcoming projects for the band, choir and Varsity Singers as students head into the new school year.

Students are able to earn money toward their travel account through the sale of chicken barbecue tickets, as the high school band and choir will travel to New York City in the spring of 2014.

"We thank the community for your support of this event. More information on this and other projects, plus the music department calendar of events, is always available online at www.AdaMusicBoosters.org," said Smittle. 

Persons may also print the boosters Patron/Membership form by clicking here.