Local churches collaborate for Haiti Benefit Auction

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GREENVILLE — For the eighth consecutive year, volunteers are preparing for a local Haiti benefit auction. Businesses and individuals are donating merchandise, and organizers expect more than 300 people in attendance.

The auction will be held at the Darke County Fairgrounds on Friday, March 10 and Saturday March 11. The merchandise will include tools, furniture, household good, hand-crafted woodwork, Haitian-made crafts and other items.

The doors will open at 5 p.m. Friday, March 10, serving a dinner available for a free-will donation. Merchandise will be available for preview. At 7:00 the fourth annual Children’s Auction will begin for ages 12 and under. Doors open again at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 11, with a gourmet breakfast. The auction will begin at 9 a.m. Food will be available for a freewill donation all day. Come enjoy homemade danish, pies, ice cream and many hand-made lunch options.

The auction has been an annual event since 2010, shortly after a disastrous earthquake struck Haiti and left thousands dead. Each year, this auction send 100 percent of its proceeds directly to Haiti, taking out no operating or administrative fees. The costs of hosting the auction are covered by volunteered donations.

”We are careful to send our proceeds to conscientious organizations that work through native churches, so their work has a strong, long-term benefit for the Haitian people rather making them more dependent on foreign aid,” says Brad Hoblit, a past member of the auction board. The auction proceeds support work like elementary education, building and equipping churches, personal evangelism, disaster relief, and medical care.

Inquires should be directed to the Board of Directors at 937- 524-2809 or [email protected]. Auction listing and details can be found on the website at www.haitiauction.org.

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