National and local sports stars will be coming to the region for the 22nd annual Boothbay Charities Classic golf tournament, lobster bake and sports auction to benefit the Special Olympics Maine. 

The events will start with the lobster bake at 4 p.m. and silent sports auction at the Boothbay Railway Village on September 21. The auction will be available for public viewing and bidding from 3:30 through 7:30 p.m. The auction is free to attend, open to the public and will feature sports memorabilia autographed by famous sports figures including Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley. Emmit Smith, Jim Palmer, Rob Gronkowski, Steve Young, Dave Cowens and others.

Golfers will be teeing off at the Boothbay Country Club on September 22 at 8:30 a.m. Team openings and individual positions are limited but still open to be paired up with a celebrity golfer. Event sponsorship as well as individual hole and tee promotion is still available. The golf tournament entry fee is $200 per golfer, which also includes a ticket to the lobster bake. Lobster bake tickets are $40 per person. If interested in attending or volunteering for either event, call Brenda Blackman at 633-5149 or Ken Marston at 633-3914. To donate or to inquire about this year’s auction items, call Tom Erskine at 633-6103. 

Special Olympics Maine is a year-round athletic training and competition program for persons of all ages with intellectual disabilities. In Maine there are 3,200 athletes who participate in the program. All proceeds from this event will benefit Special Olympics Maine.