The auction has been an annual event since the 1980s but its origins can be traced back earlier than that. In 1975 the club needed to raise money to donate to the Rotary Foundation. To do this, Rotarians brought small items to a club meeting where a small auction was held. This method of fundraising proved to be quite successful as one year nearly $400 were raised. As this event continued, it grew and became the annual auction that raises over $130,000 each year.
Auction History
The auction has been an annual event since the 1980s but its origins can be traced back earlier than that. In 1975 the club needed to raise money to donate to the Rotary Foundation. To do this, Rotarians brought small items to a club meeting where a small auction was held. This method of fundraising proved to be quite successful as one year nearly $400 were raised. As this event continued, it grew and became the annual auction that raises over $130,000 each year.The auction has been an annual event since the 1980s but its origins can be traced back earlier than that. In 1975 the club needed to raise money to donate to the Rotary Foundation. To do this, Rotarians brought small items to a club meeting where a small auction was held. This method of fundraising proved to be quite successful as one year nearly $400 was raised.
In 1982 the auction had grown enough to become its own event. During Floyd Aylor’s presidency, it was no longer held at a normal Wednesday meeting. Instead Rotarians gathered during the Old Fashioned Festival to participate in the auction which was not raising significantly more money than it had in the past.
In 1987 a goal to raise $15,000 was set and exceeded.