The Diesel Department at Salina Area Technical College is hosting a fundraiser for its SkillsUSA team at the Assaria Fall Festival in Assaria Park on Saturday, October 1st.
The festival kicks off at 8 a.m. with a 5K run, with events such as a petting zoo, car show and food and craft vendors running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The fundraiser will include raffles for more than $1,500 in prizes, including:
- Gypsum Valley Outdoor Sports is holding a raffle for a 336 Marlin 30/30 (drawing on November 30th)
- Leather gloves, pliers and plier pouch, donated by AGRI Trails in Gypsum
- Screw driver set, donated by NAPA in Lindsborg
- A free oil change, from Gallant Tire & Auto in Lindsborg
- $50 gift cards from Straub International in Salina
- A $40 gift certificate from Fly Boy Brewery in Sylvan Grove
- Meals from Freddy’s Frozen Custard in Salina
- Free appetizers from Longhorn Steakhouse in Salina
- Free sandwiches from Hog Wild Pit BBQ in Salina
- Gift Certificates to Farmer’s and Rancher’s Café in Salina
- Gift Certificates to Hickory Hut in Salina
- A $100 gift basket from Complete Nutrition in Salina
- A water pillow from Workman Chiropractic in Salina
- A free 20-minute tan from Artistic Nail and Hair Design in Lindsborg
- Salina Tech merchandise, including t-shirts, flash drives and tape measures.
- More to come…
Tickets will be sold at SATC Diesel Skills Booth, with proceeds to be donated to Diesel Skills Team.
There will also be a parts identification quiz, where people can test their knowledge of engine parts, and an Engine Blow Raffle at 2 p.m., in which Ford and Chevy engines with no coolant or oil will be run until one “blows.” A winning ticket will be drawn from those who predicted which engine would last the longest.
Funds raised from the raffle will support Diesel students’ involvement in SkillsUSA, a nationwide organization that promotes technical education and hosts competitions at the state and national level each spring.
Salina Tech’s Diesel Technology program offers students a two-year program leading to an Associate of Applied Science degree; this degree has an optional pathway that is transferable to multiple Kansas Universities to obtain a bachelor of technology leadership or technology management. High school students enrolling in the program at the start of their junior year can return to Salina Tech and complete the remaining requirements for the degree in one year after graduation. Tuition is not charged to students who are concurrently enrolled in high school; fees and other charges may be waived for eligible students.
Salina Tech was founded in 1965, and now has 15 full-time programs in which students can pursue either a Technical Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science degree. It also offers numerous shortterm classes throughout the year. The New York-based Aspen Institute has ranked Salina Tech in the top 10 percent of community colleges nationwide four consecutive times, and the Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked the college ninth in the nation among two-year colleges based on its graduation rate.