Win $10,000 Cash at the Reverse Drawing
Every year in August the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce puts on its only true fundraiser of the year, the Reverse Drawing event. Each year’s party has a different theme. Recent themes include: Disco Ball, Viva Las Vegas, and Mardi Gras. The event features the reverse drawing contest itself, where tickets are pulled one by one throughout the evening, leaving one lucky $10,000 winner at the end, along with a silent auction and party with music, food and and open bar. Everyone gets a free cab ride home as well!
The 2024 theme will be announced in the spring, and tickets will go on sale in late May or early June.
About the 2023 Event
Our 2023 event was a huge success! We had around 500 guests and our silent auction featured items from more than 70 local businesses an nonprofits. Here’s a bit about what our guests enjoyed:
Don your best 1970s Disco Clubwear and join us under the disco ball from 6 to 10:30 pm August 12 for the annual $10,000 reverse drawing and silent auction! We’ll be channeling our best Travolta on the dance floor and giving away prizes to the best 70s costumes.
One $150 ticket gets you and a guest:
- One $10,000 Reverse Drawing contest entry
- Disco Ball entry for two
- Open beer, wine and cocktail bar
- Food by Class Act Catering
- 70s dance party with DJ Tristan Berrini
- All-you-can-play vintage pinball & video arcade
- 1970s Costume contest
- Silent auction
- A complimentary safe ride home courtesy Carteret Cab/Crystal Coast Cab
Only 350 tickets are sold in total, making your chance of winning $10,000 the best bet around!
Seating and the dance floor are open to everyone, but a limited number of 8-person table reservations are available. Call 252-726-6350 to learn more.
The online auction is open Aug 2-10th!
Our Supporters
The 2023 Reverse Drawing: Disco Ball was made possible by the generosity of the following sponsors and silent auction donors:
Presenting Sponsor
Diamond Sponsors
- Cheryl Mansfield – Edward Jones Investments
- Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant and Pub
- Curtis Media Group
- Home Helpers of the Crystal Coast
- Public Radio East
Crystal Sponsors
- Carteret Cab/Crystal Coast Cab
- Carteret-Craven Electric Co-op
- CRM Services
- Darcy Wine, Realtor – Bluewater Real Estate
- Tristan Berrini – DJ and Pro Audio
- Joyce Matthews, NC Farm Bureau & the Lori Tulloch Group at Intracoastal Mortgage, LLC
Auction Donors
- Amos Mosquito’s
- The Banks Grill
- Beaufort Hotel
- Beaufort’s Southern Stroll
- Beaufort Historical Association
- Bight Me – Dorrie Nicholson
- Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
- Bluefin Artistry – Jen Merlo
- Bluewater Real Estate
- Bogue Sound Distillery
- Cheryl Mansfield
- Coastal Chiropractic & Wellness
- Coastal Connection Design
- Coastal Lighting Gallery
- Complexion Med Spa & Aesthetics
- Connecting Point Computer Center
- Deepwater Boutique
- DoubleTree Atlantic Beach Oceanfront
- Downtown Morehead City, Inc.
- DP Jewelry Designs
- Dylan Ray Photo
- Emerald Isle Realty
- First Tee Coastal Carolinas
- Full Moon Oyster Bar
- Gaffer’s
- Garnet Inn & Suites
- Genuine Amish Furniture
- Gregory Poole / CAT
- Harbor Specialties
- J.R. Dunn Jewelers
- Jarrett Bay Boatworks
- Jeff Deaton, Pilot
- Kidz@Play Family Cafe
- Kites Unlimited
- Kurtis Chevrolet
- Mark “Santa Claus” Patton
- Mary Kay Cosmetics – Debbie Fisher
- Mi Cabaña Mexican Restaurant
- Mike Toler CDJRF
- NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
- Olympus Dive Center
- Outer Banks Boil Co. Emerald Isle
- The Paper Boys Podcast
- Science by the Sea
- Sea & Soiree
- Shell’s Cottage Decor
- Shore Decor
- Shenk Family Farm
- Sound Escape LLC
- Sound Furniture & Appliance
- Soundside Pet Resort
- Spoondrift
- Stephanie McCune Glass
- Strategy Gym
- Swirl of Hope
- Vickie Lynn Art
- The Village Market of Emerald Isle
- Wakadoodles
- The Wheelhouse Taproom
- Wild Arrow Collective
