After five nights of auctioning, cooking, donations and more, the Rotary Club of Hopkinsville is going full-throttle as we head into the final night of the 76th WHOP Rotary Radio Auction.
That’s right, only one night remains, and Auction Chair Brett Pritchett has his eyes on the prize, that prize being raising as much funds as possible to benefit children and students in the community, whether that be through the Rotary Scholars program or the many organizations they’ve awarded grants to this week. Heading into Saturday night, the Club has raised $439,689.81, keeping close on the heels of last year’s total at the same time, which was $447,692.30.
Pritchett calls all of the organizations worthy, and they went through an extensive process to be selected, with Pritchett saying this community routinely proves they care about the youth.
The live auction will go until all items are sold Saturday night, and Pritchett reminds folks to not forget about the online auction taking place on the Bolinger Real Estate website, as that wraps up tonight as well.
After that, he says it’s time to start picking those items up, though you can really do that now if you’ve won an item. He says there will be Rotarians on hand to help get items loaded up.
The Diner will be open for dinner starting at 5 p.m. and Saturday brings rib-eye steak sandwiches to the table. Two more grants were awarded Friday night, with $10,000 going to the Hopkinsville-Christian County Youth League to help with player safety and overall facility usage, and $7,500 was granted to the Hoptown Hoppers, allowing them to expand summer baseball camps for youth into a second week with a reduced price.
Everything gets underway at 6 p.m. and you can listen to the auction live on 98.7 Lite FM WHOP, or watch it livestreamed on the Rotary Club of Hopkinsville Facebook page and websites. Bid high, and bid often!