By Shannon McFarlin News Director
Paris, Tenn.–With the $10,935 raised today, the year-to-date total is now at $82,755 for the Henry County Helping Hand Radio Auction.
Today’s items were donated by Central Point, Bridge of Hope Church and Tennessee Valley High Bass Club, with 20 slates of items donated. Junior Staggs was the auction, with the Paris Rotary Club members manning the phones.
Saturday will be a big day, with Educator’s Day and two auctions: one in the afternoon and one in the evening. The afternoon auction will be livestreamed and on the radio and will begin at noon. The evening auction will be in-house and not on the radio or livestreamed.
Auction phone is 644 1695. The auction is held at the Paris Convention Center at 1510 East Wood St., Paris. Dozens of groups and local communities raise thousDonaands of dollars each year for over 90 non-profit service organizations.
The auction is broadcast daily at our radio station WHNY, 104.7 FM/AM 1000; on our website at radionwtn.com and on the Henry County Helping Hand website.
The auction begins at 12:30p.m. on weekdays and noon on Saturdays.
Photo: Volunteers Oneida Waggoner and Allie Harper talk things over as donations are being organized. Shannon McFarlin photo.