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FARMINGTON – Just in time for early holiday shopping, the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is holding The Great Charity Auction on Saturday, November 14 in the Ben Franklin Center’s G.H. Bass Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The Auction is sponsored by Hight and Franklin Chrysler, Servicing and Selling Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep.
New this year to this annual event is an Early Bird Social and Auction Preview beginning at 5:30 p.m. Admission to the Early Bird Social is just $5 per person, and includes a complimentary beverage. Music during the social will be performed by the auditioned all-female group from Mt. Blue High School, the Syncopations. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for silent auction bidding; the live auction starts at 7:00 p.m. Auctioneers for the evening are the popular Wendy and Rodney Allen.
Auction items include, but are not limited to:
- exquisitely made hand-made furniture
- area dining packages
- oak entertainment cabinet
- granite bench
- artwork by local artisans
- cords of wood
- cross country ski package
- a family chocolate making extravaganza
- Eco-tourism moose safari for two
- and much, much more
The Great Charity Auction is one of the major fund-raising events that helps the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area support programs and initiatives that improve people’s lives. Programs range from helping people learn to read through the support of Literacy Volunteers, to helping homeless youth find shelter and stability.
The auction is free and open to the public. There will be a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres as well as music.
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The mission of the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is to improve people’s lives by focusing the caring capacity of our communities.
