Cherokee Celebrity Feud To Benefit Mimms Boys & Girls Club

CANTON, GA -- The Malon D. Mimms Boys and Girls Club will soon showcase an evening of friendly competition and banter to raise money for its operations.

Cherokee Celebrity Feud will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center.

Punchline Comedy Club owner and professional comedian Jamie Bendall will serve as game show host and moderator. Leading off the evening will be live musical entertainment during the social hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app)

Hors d’oeuvres and complimentary cocktails are included -- and available until the show begins -- with the purchase of a $75 per person ticket to benefit the Mimms Boys & Girls Club on Univeter Road in Canton.

Some of the feud team challengers include:

• Buzz Ahrens, chairman, Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
• Jerry Cooper, Cherokee County manager
• Frank Reynolds, sheriff of Cherokee County
• Misti Whitfield Martin, president, Cherokee Office of Economic Development
• Tim Prather, Cherokee County fire chief
• Alan Jordan, chief judge, State Court of Cherokee County
• Billy Hayes, CEO, Northside Hospital-Cherokee
• Shannon Wallace, Cherokee County district attorney
• Tony Harrison, owner of Cousins Maine Lobster, Atlanta
• Marguerite Cline, Cherokee Tribune columnist and southern storyteller; former mayor of Waleska and Cherokee County schools superintendent
• Donnie Henriques, mayor, city of Woodstock
• Pam Carnes, president & CEO, Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The local Boys & Girls Club serves as a “home away from home” for hundreds of local kids and teens each year, its website states. Staff members work with youth to help them reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. Programs at the club focus on helping kids succeed in school, improving health and fostering future leaders.

"Instead of poking fun and roasting only one individual in the annual roast event, the new game show structure allows host Bendall to interact with more local celebrities in a fast-paced, lively format that is sure to offer hilarious results," the club said.

This year’s fund raiser is chaired by Board member Laura Mikszan. Other members of the committee include: Doug Foley, Steve Divine, Mike Byrd, Marla Prince, Jeff Mitchell and Joshua Lewis.

For more information on sponsorships, sponsored tables or to purchase individual tickets, visit the event website.

Image via Malon D. Mimms Boys & Girls Club