Paris, Tenn.–Interviews with the non-profit agencies which are recipients of the 2021 Helping Hand Auction funds are airing daily on our radio stations.
Our radio stations will be conducting interviews with Helping Hand board members and charity representatives and those interviews will air every afternoon on WTPR from January 9 through the first two weeks of February.
Segments of those interviews will be broadcast on our other stations and auction updates will air on all five of our radio stations.
Thousands of dollars are raised every year for dozens of local non-profit and public service agencies.
Agencies spotlighted this week were Easton’s Angels on Monday and Habitat for Humanity today.
The following is the schedule set so far:
Wednesday, January 13 Project Bridge Jane Etheridge
Thursday, January 14 Henry County Youth Athletic Association Bill Jelks
Friday, January 15 Paris-Henry County Arts Council Karen Sinn
Saturday, January 16 Miss Healthy Comes to School Mary Kate Ridgeway
Monday, January 18 Henry County CASA Tas Smith
Tuesday, January 19 No Limit Livestock Show Sara Kate Orr
Wednesday, January 20 Henry County Family Resource Center Becky Holland
Thursday, January 21 Henry County Literacy Council Sue Quinn
Friday, January 22 Friends of TN Wildlife Refuge Linda Fields
Saturday, January 23 TN College of Applied Technology Dr. Brad White
Monday, January 25 DARE Program Sgt. Jordan Kluts
Tuesday, January 26 Paris Downtown Boxing Association Derrick Moon
Wednesday, January 27 Heny County Cemetary Committee
Susan Stewart
Thursday, January 28 Covenant Ranch John Paul Moody
Friday, January 29 Kentucky Lake Quail Forever Charles Jones
Saturday, January 30 Tommorrow’s Hope Pregnancy Center Missy Hamilton
Monday, February 1 Paris Henry County Health Foundation Tori Daughrity
Tuesday, February 2 Easton’s Angels Brittany Green
Wednesday, February 3 Habitat for Humanity Dr. Jim Robertson
There are other openings at the beginning of February.
With the COVID-19 pandemic this year, the Helping Hand Radio Auction has undergone a change in format.
There are three ways for the public to donate to Helping Hand this year: donate to the special Helping Hand account at Commercial Bank and Trust; mail a check to Helping Hand, P.O. Box 22, Paris, Tenn.; and donate through the Venmo app.
The online auction firm Bid Last And Win is teaming up with Helping Hand for a series of four Online/Virtual Simulcast Auctions that will begin January 15.
Bidding for the first Auction will begin January 12 and convert to a Virtual Auction, where you can WATCH, LISTEN AND BID ONLINE from your Phone, Tablet, Computer or Smart Device/TV, at NOON on FRIDAY, January 15.
(Virtual Auction Dates are January 15, 22, 29 and February 5)