Paris, Tenn.–With the $6,033 raised today, the overall total raised so far by the Henry County Helping Hand Radio Auction is at $274,445.
There were 17 slates of donations from the Civil Air Patrol, Elkhorn community, Friends of the Refuge, Sulphur Well Church of Christ, along with rescheduled Henry County CASA, Relay for Life, Air Evac and Rescue Squad. Auctioneer was Ray Compton, while the Paris Quota manned the phones.
Friday items will be donated by Easton’s Angels, HCHS Baseball Boosters, REAL Hope Youth Center, and Salvation Army.
Saturday will be First United Methodist Church Day, with both an afternoon and evening auction.
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.
Photo: Ray Compton at the mike, with Quota members Jane Sinnema and Bettye Paschall on either side. Marsha Banasiewicz photo.