The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is hosting a babysitting event to benefit the Special Olympics. The event, Kids Night Out, will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at SIU Arena.

For $10 per child, parents can drop off their kids at the arena where there will be a screening of “Finding Nemo” on the video board. Each child will be chaperoned by an SIU student athlete. The event is open to all children between the ages of 5 and 12. Popcorn and soft drinks are included.

Anita Lee, SAAC secretary and senior tennis player, said the event is a good opportunity for local parents to enjoy a night to themselves.

“It benefits a charity but we also think of it as an opportunity as a night off or a date night for parents,” she said. “If the kids don’t want to watch the movie, we will also have other activities for them to do.”

Lee said all of the proceeds would be donated to the Illinois Special Olympics, an athletic competition for children with mental and physical disabilities. Lee said the SAAC regularly donates to other not-for-profit organizations but now the committee wants to help Special Olympics.

“We have done stuff for the Boys and Girls Clubs and the Veterans Hospital,” she said. “But this year we were trying to think of a charity that we don’t always give to.”

Registration for the event ends April 25. To register for the event go to siusalukis.com, click on the fan zone tab and click on the “2014 Kids Night Out” link.