HAMMOND - Tickets are now on sale for the third annual “Bunko for Basketball,” a scholarship fundraiser for the Southeastern Louisiana University Lady Lion basketball program.

Sponsored by the Lady Lions' mentoring and support group PRIDE (Positive Role Models Involved in the Development of Excellence), Bunko for Basketball will take place Saturday, May 8 at Southeastern's Twelve Oaks.

Tickets for the evening of fun and fundraising are $30 per person for the adults-only event, which will feature hor d'oeuvres, drinks and a silent auction. Doors at Twelve Oaks will open at 6:30 p.m., with the popular Bunko games beginning at 7 p.m.

During Bunko for Basketball, PRIDE will also draw the winning ticket for a 2009 Genuine Buddy 50cc scooter, provided by Big Easy Scooters and Cycles of New Orleans. Scooter raffle tickets are $5.

All Bunko for Basketball and raffle proceeds will go to the PRIDE Scholarship fund. Last year's Bunko earned $17,000 for the scholarship, which provides Lady Lions basketball players with financial support for post sports eligibility coursework. Since its creation in 2007, the scholarship has been awarded to three players, who have all earned Southeastern undergraduate degrees.

Bunko for Basketball and scooter raffle tickets can be obtained from PRIDE members at various locations around the community and campus, or contact PRIDE Chair Patsy Causey at (985) 345-8133.