Lights, Camera Auction! 35th Annual Rotary TV Auction set for this Friday and Saturday
Your TV, Channel 700 HD is the place to be for Holiday shoppers who are looking for tremendous savings as well as the opportunity to avoid paying the tax. Over 400 items are up for bids, starting with the opening bell on Friday, Dec. 3rd at 7 pm. The auction will air until 12:22 am on both Friday and Saturday with the feature items being auctioned off in the final block of each evening.
Bidders who are “chomping at the bit” to compete for auction items will once again have early access to the auction by visiting tvauctionrotary.com The website is currently available and will be accepting bids up until the TV program begins on-the-air. The website will also accept bids following the conclusion of the Friday night TV Auction on Channel 700 HD and will again be accepting bids up until the 7 pm start of the Saturday evening broadcast. The website can also accept payment for the items purchased.
The website tvauctionrotary.com will also be a handy tool for bidders once the broadcast begins. Auction participants using the website will have the ability to follow along with the auction in real time, to track the bids and to follow the scheduling of the auction blocks. The auction is broken down into 10-minute blocks for both evenings. Viewers are encouraged to call in into the auction to make their bid (during the broadcast) by dialing 519-250-1100. A friendly voice and helpful Rotary club volunteer will be receiving and entering the bids.
According to Rotary TV Auction Chair Debra Harshaw, the hundreds of items up for bids for this year’s auction not only offers the perennial favourites, such as dining certificates, sporting events, automotive services, tools, artwork, wine and plenty more, but a few extra special items too.” A great friend of our Rotary Club donated their 1968, World Series Champion Detroit Tiger baseball adorned with hand-written autographs from every member of that team.” Says Harshaw.
“We will also be auctioning off a large sized handcrafted wooden model of the Bluenose II a framed print of Bobby Orr’s famous Stanley Cup winning goal from 1970, an Ergo friendly stand-up desk and perhaps the most “hard to get” gift this Christmas, a PlayStation 5.” she added.
“We have something for absolutely everyone” says Rotary club president Chuck Roy. I encourage everyone to visit the website at tvauctionrotary.com to view all of the items we have to offer this year; it is quite impressive. The phone number to etch into your memory this weekend is (519)-250-1100.” He added.
All proceeds from the Rotary TV Auction will be fund the numerous and ongoing community and humanitarian projects undertaken by the club. Organizers are expecting to raise over $60,000 with this year’s event.
