Paris, Tenn.–With the $3,960 raised today, the year-to-date total is at $15,000 for the Henry County Helping Hand Radio Auction. Today there were 16 slates of items donated by East Wood Clinic, Tomorrow’s Hope, Paris Surgical Specialists, and West Tennessee Bone and Joint. Auctioneer was Ray Compton and Paris Lions Club manned the phones.
Thursday’s items will be donated by Paris Quota, Carey Counseling, Downtown Paris Association and REI Asphalt Seal-Coating.
Friday’s items will be donated by Osage/Airport community, Party Bounce and Jump; and Paris Rotary Club. Saturday’s items are donated by the Pleasant Hill community.
The auction is held at the Paris Convention Center from January 12 through March 4 and you can participate and/or watch in several ways: You can listen on one of our radio stations, WHNY 104.7FM or 1000 AM or listen on our website at HenryCountyNow.com or the Henry County Helping Hand website at https://www.hchelpinghand.org/ Auction phone number is 644-1695. The auction begins on the weekdays at 12:30 p.m. and on Saturdays at noon.
Photo: Volunteers organize donations before the auction starts today. Shannon McFarlin photo.