Rotary Auction raises over $20,000

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Published on Thursday, November 12, 2015

Photo by Eoin Devereux. Neepawa Rotarian and Inner Wheel members manned the phones and took bids on products and services donated by area businesses. The annual TV auction was broadcast live on NAC-TV and is the club’s major fundraiser.

By Eoin Devereux

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The Rotary Club of Neepawa is pleased with the results from its annual live auction. The event, held on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Roxy Theatre, was broadcast live on NACTV and featured just under 160 items up for bid.

Total sales from the items that were up for auction were $19,067, while the cash donations for the evening added up to $1,570, for an accumulative take of $20,637. In kind donations equalled $1,000.  

The Rotary Club thanks everyone who worked to make the evening a success. It also extends a special thanks to Inner Wheel and Neepawa Natives players for their assistance.