Helping Hand Total Now At $47,392

Shannon McFarlin
January 13, 2023
4:06 pm

Paris, Tenn.–On Day Five of the 2023 Henry County Helping Hand Radio Auction, the total raised has reached $47,392.

Friday’s total of $10,000 even was raised by the Paris Rotary Club, the Osage/Airport community, Party Bounce & Jump and the PI. There were 15 slates of a wide range of donated items today.

Auctioneers today were Andy Collins and David Jackson, with members of the Rotary Club manning the phones.

Rotary Club members kept the bidding high, with a old print of David Flowers on a motorcycle going for $200 (bought by John Etheridge and John Van Dyke) and a photo of Leon Ridgeway going for $100 (bought by Ridgeway Funeral Home).

Saturday will be another big day, with members of the Pleasant Hill community donating items. Saturday’s auction starts at noon.

The auction runs for two months, ending on March 1.

You can listen to all the action on our stations at 104.7FM or 1000AM (WHNY “Big Henry”) or you can listen on our website at www.radionnwtn.com. You can bid over the phone or in person at the Paris Convention Center.

Donated items can be seen daily on the Henry County Helping Hand Facebook page and website.

Drop off items and the Paris Convention Center between 7-9 p.m. The auction starts at 12:30 p.m. daily and noon on Satudays. To bid, call 644 1695.

Photo: At the Helping Hand Auction Friday donated by John and Marie Berryman: Almost 2 lbs. of grilled pork tenderloin marinated in Allegro marinade, potato pancakes, zipper peas w/ chow chow, green beans, and cornbread sticks.

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