By Shannon McFarlin News Director
Paris, Tenn.–With the $3,665 raised today, the year-to-date total for the Henry County Helping Hand Radio Auction is now at $212,808. There were a total of 16 slates of donated items.
Auctioneer today was Jamie Orr, with the Paris Quota Club manning the phones. Items were donated by Fairview Baptist Church, the HCHS Swim Team, HCHS Speech Team, and the Atkins–Porter Neighborhood.
Friday’s items will be donated by the Paris Soccer Club, Henry Co. Cemetery Committee, Henry County Archives, Henry Co. Genealogical Society and the Henry Co. Chamber Music Society. Auctioneers will be Darrin Thompson and David Jackson.
Saturday will be an especially big day, with the First Baptist Church having both a day-time and night-time auction.
You can listen to our station WHNY 104.7 FM and 1000 AM and on our website. You can see the slates and listen on the Henry County Helping Hand website. Or you can watch in person at the Paris Convention Center.
To bid, the auction phone is 731 644 1695.
Helping Hand runs from January 8 through February 28 and raises thousands of dollars each year for over 90 non-profit and public service organizations. Last year was a banner year, with a record-setting $519,630 raised.
Photo: Volunteers busy organizing the slates for today. Shannon McFarlin photo.