Houlton Rotary Club annual auction on deck

    HOULTON — With autumn in the air, preparations are underway for Houlton’s Annual Rotary Auction.  Last year, area businesses and individuals generously contributed more than 1,100 items to this essential fundraising event.  The auctioning of donated items, combined with additional auction revenue yielded over $25,000, which the Rotary Club gave back to the community and used to fund a variety of worthwhile causes.
    This year’s 54th annual auction will again run three days: Nov. 23-25. Proceeds are earmarked for the Little League’s Field of Dreams Project, Southern Aroostook Minor Hockey Association (SAMHA) for equipment upgrades, Dollars for Scholars programs in Houlton, Hodgdon, Southern Aroostook, East Grand and GHCA, Cary Library, Salvation Army, Student Recognition Day, and the Rotary Club’s Student Exchange Program.
    Throughout the past few weeks, Rotarians were in the community looking for donations from area businesses and artisans. All donors will receive recognition in a supplement to the Houlton Pioneer Times that hits the public in the weeks just before the auction.  Additional recognition comes when donors give items ranging from $100.00 to $250.00; these items are listed as nightly specials. Those items worth more than $250 are listed as Three-Night Specials, and the donor receives recognition each night of the auction.  The Houlton Rotary Auction will once again be broadcasted on the radio, television and an Internet stream on our web site http://houltonrotary.org.