Heading into the final night of the 72nd annual Rotary Auction at the Memorial Building, Hopkinsville Rotarians were in striking distance of last year’s record tally.
If they can raise at least $41,000 on Saturday through the main auction, the sale of ribeye sandwiches in the diner and cash donations to the Hour and Goat Clubs, they will set a new high mark.
They had raised $357,225 through Friday night. Last year, the auction brought in $397,832.
The diner will open at 5 p.m. Saturday and serve meals until roughly 8 p.m. The main auction starts at 6 p.m. It will run until the last item has sold. Often the auction wraps up around midnight on the final night.
Auction Info
- Where: Memorial Building, 1202 S. Virginia St.
- When: 6-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 6-10 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. until the last item is sold Saturday.
- Watch and Listen: On Hopkinsville Rotary’s website, on WHOP Radio 98.7 FM, or on Spectrum channel 376
- Bid: Call 270-885-7500
- Donate: On the club’s Hour and Goat Club site
- Special meals: Ribeye sandwiches starting at 5 p.m. Saturday
The Week’s Tally
- Monday: $143,822
- Tuesday: $57,829
- Wednesday: $72,245
- Thursday: $43,051
- Friday: $40,278
- Total So Far: $357,225
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
