Bird supper tickets on sale

Once a year busloads of people go to Atlanta from Lowndes County and Valdosta to lobby their legislators with small birds. It’s curious we only hear about this from Valdosta, not Lowndes County. -jsq

Bird Supper 2013 Tickets on Sale Now
Posted Date: 1/3/2013

Sementha Mathews, Public Information Officer
Phone: (229) 259-3548
E-mail: smathews@valdostacity.com

Tickets are on sale for the 2013 Bird Supper, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at the historic Georgia Railroad Depot, in Atlanta, beginning at 5 p.m. The tradition—over 50 years old—brings together hundreds of state officials and local business, professional and government personnel for a dinner of quail and important conversation.

The event, sponsored by the City of Valdosta and the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners, allows local professionals the opportunity to have an impact on the current legislative agenda through face-to-face conversations with those who will make some very important decisions impacting our local area and entire state.

Tickets may be purchased

for $50 each at the Lowndes County Judicial-Administrative Complex, located at 327 North Ashley Street, First Floor-Utility Payment Window. Tickets are also available for purchase from the City Clerk at Valdosta City Hall, located at 216 E. Central Avenue.

Executive Pearl Shuttle is offering a transportation option for attendees of the 2013 event. The 38-passenger charter bus ride up to Atlanta and back will cost only $40 per person. Tickets are available on a first-come first-served basis and may be purchased at the city and county locations listed above. This transportation option is convenient for locals who want to attend the Bird Supper, but who don’t want to spend the night in Atlanta and incur the additional costs. The bus will leave Valdosta on Feb. 27 at noon, and it is scheduled to depart the Georgia Railroad Depot immediately following the Bird Supper event.

For more information or to purchase event or bus tickets, contact Lowndes County Public Information Officer Paige Dukes at (229) 671-2400 or City of Valdosta Public Information Officer Sementha Mathews at (229) 259-3548. Requests may also be sent to Bird-Supper2013@lowndescounty.com.