By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News

After nine weeks of the Countdown to Giving Tuesday Tour with the United Way of Livingston County and Radio Pontiac, the day has finally arrived. The group will be at Bernardi’s II in Pontiac from 5:30 to 8 this evening.

Executive Director Deb Howard said not only will there be good food and drinks, but an added bonus.

“The menu is fantastic, and then we have something really special going that started at Saunemin Tap and is going to go through to Bernardi’s. The radio station has graciously given us two sets of U of I tickets. You can register to win and we’re going to pull winners. We have two different sets, so there will be two different winners. At Bernardi’s, we will pull one at 6:30 and one at 6:45 and winner must be there to win. So we’re pretty excited about that. Come in and eat dinner at 5:30, hang out until 6:30, quarter til 7, and have a drink or two and you could be a winner,” Howard said.

Bernardi’s II is located at 123 North Mill Street in Pontiac.