Paris, Tenn.–With the $8,000 raised today, the overall total raised for the Henry County Helping Hand Radio Auction is now at $126,616. There were 23 slates today, with items donated by the Mansfield comunity, Christ Lutheran Church, Johnson Chapel, Carl Perkins Center, along with reschedued HCHS Madrigals, Project Bridge and 7th Day Adventist Church.
Auctioneer was Darrin Thompson, with the Paris Lions Club manning the phones.
Thursday items will be donated by Antioch United Methodist Church, Big Belly Deli, the Buchanan community, HCHS Lady Patriots Soccer, Lakewood Beta along with rescheduled Lakewood School.
Friday items will be donated by Chapel Hill/Guthrie Rd. community, Holy Cross Catholic Church, TARP, along with rescheduled Inman Band Boosters, Inman Beta Club, Inman Middle School.
Saturday items will be donated by West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital.
The auction is held at the Paris Convention Center from January 12 through March 4 and you can participate and/or watch in several ways: You can listen on one of our radio stations, WHNY 104.7FM or 1000 AM or listen on our website at HenryCountyNow.com or the Henry County Helping Hand website at https://www.hchelpinghand.org/ Auction phone number is 644-1695. The auction begins on the weekdays at 12:30 p.m. and on Saturdays at noon.
Photo: With 23 slates of donations, freezers were full. Shannon McFarlin photo.