The Rotary Club of Drumheller is getting ready to help a local cause with their bi-annual Rotary Radio Auction, set to air on the evenings of October 9 and 10.
Over the next several weeks, Rotarians will be calling on businesses and individuals for items to be auctioned off.
“It’s one of Rotary’s biggest fundraisers. We go and talk to around 300 different companies in and around Drumheller for items to go in the auction. The money raised goes to charity,” said Aaron Finkbiner, chair of the Rotary Auction. “The money always goes to a good cause.”
This year, the proceeds will go towards funding a recreation project in Drumheller.
Rotary Auction chair Aaron Finkbiner shows two of the items up for grabs during the Rotary Radio Auction on October 9 and 10, an Edmonton Oilers jersey and picture of Jordan Eberle, both signed by the Oilers star himself. Rotarians will be spending the next several weeks collecting items for the auction. Proceeds will benefit a local recreation project.
So far, some items have been collected, including an Edmonton Oilers jersey and picture of Jordan Eberle, both autographed.
The auction is simple. A list of items will be made available in The Drumheller Mail. On the auction days, listen to 99.5 Drum FM and call in your bids by phone or come down to Greentree Mall to bid in person.
The last auction was held in 2011, with the funds going towards the purchase and installation of the Rotary Clock Tower located next to Dinny the Dinosaur and the fountain.
To provide items for the auction, contact Finkbiner at 403-823-1446.
