This is a full weekend of fun with something for everyone," said Jen Kosydar, events coordinator for Manheim Christian Day School, describing the school's Benefit Auction and Family Fun Days.

The 48th annual event will be held on Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, at the school, 686 Lebanon Road, Manheim.

The event will begin on Friday with a pork barbecue dinner available for dine-in or drive-through pickup from 3:15 to 6:30 p.m. The meal will include Peters' Barbecue pulled pork, a baked potato, applesauce, a pickle, a homemade roll, a dessert and a drink. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling the school at 717-665-4300. Limited meals will be available on the day of the event.

At 4 p.m. on April 26, a silent auction will begin. It will run during event hours through noon on April 27. An official welcome ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by presentations of class projects and special experiences. Each grade will have a project that will be auctioned off, explained Kosydar. These will include the fourth-grade Seed to Sow project, where each student is given money to use toward creating and selling a product in the month leading up to the auction. The product is then auctioned off at the event. Other class projects to be auctioned include children's picnic tables, a child's Adirondack-style chair, a pickleball set, photo books and wooden charcuterie boards, all personalized by individual classes.

Saturday's events will kick off at 8:30 a.m. with doughnuts, egg sandwiches, coffee and juice available for purchase. The live auction will begin at 9 a.m., with a variety of items up for grabs. Tools and outdoor items, including hunting, camping and fishing gear as well as lawn and garden equipment, will be featured at 10 a.m. General merchandise and gift certificates will be spotlighted at 11 a.m. Children's activities, including inflatables, a petting zoo, barrel train rides, face painting and games, will run from 9 to 11 a.m., with the inflatables available until 3 p.m. At 11:15 a.m., a candy launch will be held, and at 12:30 p.m., live entertainment by Jesse Rothacker and Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary will be featured. Also at 12:30 p.m., Mrs. Shelly will lead sports games. A variety of food will be available for purchase all weekend, including Gene Wenger's hamloaf sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken corn soup, french fries, milkshakes, soft-serve ice cream and homemade baked goods.

The event provides fundraising for the school, Kosydar said, to make Christian education affordable to more families, to purchase new technology and to fund essential building projects.

For more information, visit http://www.manheimchristian.org.