Auction donations sought

Items are being sought for the 41st annual WCOK Heart Fund Auction. The event, which features donated items sold live over the radio (1060 AM) in a call-in auction format, will be aired on two consecutive Saturdays in February: Feb. 16 and Feb. 23. WCOK Station Manager Andy Wright said the auction will broadcast live each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until sign off. Sound from the annual event also is broadcast live on Alleghany Cablevision Channel 8.

"This has become more than just an auction over the years,"said Wright. "This event has become 'the people's event' and WCOK and all the volunteers are just the tools to make it happen."

Items are generally accepted for donation right up until the auction; however, it is best to donate early, said Virginia Setzer, a long- time volunteer. She said some people also just need a reminder that the auction is coming up. Setzer noted, "One girl came in the other day and she said, 'I'm the one that donated the dog house last year. I didn't realize it was coming up so soon. I better get to work on something.'" If people don't start soon, they won't have time to get their items ready, added Setzer.

"Items will be on display beginning around the first of February," said Setzer. The display location is the front window area at Season Gifts and Home Decor on South Main Street in Sparta, across from Farmer's Hardware.

Last year's event raised more than $14,000 for the American Heart Association, said Debbie Williams, treasurer for the Heart Fund.

 

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