After four nights, the 71st annual Hopkinsville Rotary Auction had raised $185,086, chairman Cody Noffsinger reported.
Thursday’s total included $18,166 from the main auction, $6,783 from the diner and sweet shop, and $21,615 in Hour and Goat club donations.
On Friday the auction enters its last two nights, when Rotarians traditionally raise some of the largest amounts for the club’s scholarship fund.
Auction info:
Where: Memorial Building, 1202 S. Virginia St.=
When: 7-10 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
Eat at the Diner: Lunch hours are 11 a.m.-1 p.m. through Friday; dinner is 5 to 8 p.m. through Saturday
Donate: Call 270-885-5919 to contribute to the Hour Club
This week’s tally:
Monday: $66,111
Tuesday: $30,596
Wednesday: $41,815
Thursday: $46,564
Total as of Thursday night: $185,086
2021 Rotary Auction Coverage:
- Rotary Auction set for its 6-day run at the Memorial Building
- Rotary Auction well ahead of last year’s opening night
- Rotary Auction raises nearly $100,000 after 2 nights
- Rotary Auction pushes above $138,000 on 3rd night
- Superintendent takes a pie for the team after schools smash Rotary Auction goal
- Rotary Auction tally at $185,086 after 4 nights
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.
