2026 Annual Scholarship BBQ
Sat, Apr 11
|Bartow Civic Center
Come out and support the future of mining engineering at our annual FLSME BBQ Fundraiser! Enjoy a BBQ dinner, grilled sweet corn, an open bar, live music, games, and exciting door prizes! Bring your friends and family for a fun-filled day in support of a great cause!
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Bartow Civic Center, 2250 S Floral Ave, Bartow, FL 33830, USA
About the event
We are pleased to announce that the Annual Barbecue for Scholarships hosted by the Florida Section for the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (FLSME) will be held Saturday, April 11th, 2026 at the Bartow Civic Center. The social hour will begin at 5:00p.m. and the dinner at 6:00p.m. Mining industry representatives/ employees, industry support representatives/employees, members of the local community, and their families are invited to attend this annual event.
The annual Barbecue is a major fundraising activity for our Student Relations Program. In 2025, the Florida Section of SME provided several $1,000 Academic Scholarships to deserving high school seniors who plan to study technical related curriculums at Florida's Universities, and $500-1,000 mini-grants to teachers who developed mining-based class curriculum. FLSME membership heavily supports science fairs in DeSoto, Polk and Hardee Counties by purchasing all science fair supplies that the students use for their projects and by providing judges to…
Tickets
Rare Earth Sponsorship
The life changer - your business will directly fund a student with a $1000 scholarship gift through the FLSME. The fee includes advertisement of your business with your logos on emails and event documents. This level also includes tickets for ten (10) guests for the BBQ dinner. We'll also save a space for you to have a pop-up booth or banner for networking at the event.
$1,000.00
Platinum Sponsorship
This sponsorship level includes recognition through emails and at the event plus (6) tickets to the event.
$700.00
Gold Sponsorship
This sponsorship level includes logo advertisements and two (2) tickets to the event.
$400.00
BBQ Dinner Tickets
This ticket is for the individual dinner plates and beverages. Children 12 and under eat free.
$35.00
Total
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