Huckabee to be keynote at Mobile fundraiser this fall

Former Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual University of Mobile Scholarship Banquet on Sept. 25.

Tickets are on sale now.

The event raises financial support for the university’s annual academic scholarship fund while bringing a speaker of national prominence to the Mobile area.

Sponsorship packages range from $1,250 to $20,000 for tables of eight, with various benefits for different sponsorship levels. Individual tickets are $175 per person. To purchase tickets or discuss sponsorship opportunities, call the UM Development Office at (251) 442-2226 or email .

For more about the banquet, visit the University of Mobile website at http://www.umobile.edu/banquet.

Students in the school’s Center for Performing Arts will provide entertainment at the event, which will be held at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center in Mobile.