On Thursday, the Rotary Club of Marion will hold its 43rd annual auction to raise $70,000 — its highest goal ever — in support of truly worthwhile causes throughout McDowell County.
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Rotary Club of Marion to hold 43rd annual auction on Thursday
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The Rotary Club of Marion’s auction will take place Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Box Factory performance and event center at 29 Logan St. The preview will begin after 5 p.m., and the bidding starts at 6 p.m. This year’s auction has a goal of raising at least $70,000. In this photo from last year, auctioneer Jim Williams takes bids as fellow Rotarians hold up items.
In this photo from last year, auctioneer Jim Williams conducts the sale as fellow Rotarians point out bidders in the crowd.
The Rotary Club’s auction will take place Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Box Factory performance and event center at 29 Logan St. This year’s auction has a goal of raising $70,000, and this is the highest goal ever set for this auction, which started in 1984.
For 43 years, the Rotary Club of Marion’s auction has attracted crowds of people anxious to bid on numerous interesting items. This photo is from last year’s auction.
The Rotary Club’s auction has a lot of vacation packages. One of them is this treetop hideaway in Marion. It is a two-night stay, with one bedroom and one bathroom and has a $650 value.
Another vacation package to be sold is the use of one of these cabins at Grier Village’s Copper Ridge near Old Fort. A two-night stay at the new Copper Ridge at Grier Village can accommodate up to 12 guests. The cabin has five bedrooms and five bathrooms and comes with a large fireplace, a fire pit and a hot tub. This package has a $1,500 value.
These firearms will go on the Rotary Club of Marion’s auction block on Thursday, Oct. 15.
This gift basket from Flavors on Main will be among the many items to be sold.
This gift basket of a cat bed and cat toys will be sold to the highest bidder.
A 34-piece Victorian Christmas village is just one of many collectibles to be sold.
A framed poster of “Smokey and the Bandit” will be sold to the highest bidder at the Rotary Club’s auction on Thursday. It is just one of some highly collectible movie posters to be sold. Others will be framed posters of “Ben-Hur” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
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