The first night of the 55th annual Cadiz Rotary Club’s radio auction is pacing slightly behind last year’s first-night auction total, although a solid night of century club memberships made it a successful opening.
Auction proceeds for the first night were around $5,200. Add that to $8,000 in century club donations and nearly $4,500 raised at Monday morning’s W.J. Hopson Kickoff Breakfast, it means a first day of around $18,000. A revised total later Tuesday will likely push that past $20,000.
Last year’s first day raised over $8,800 for the auction compared to the pre-COVID-19 total of $14,768 in 2019.
However, Rotarian Beth Mann says there are still plenty of items left on the big board that will see bids accepted this week.
click to download audioAll the items that will be sold during the 2022 auction can be found on the Loyal Listener Big Deals store at wkdzradio.com. Mann says you can look at all of the items online regardless of value.
click to download audioWith the auction using a virtual format for a third consecutive year, Mann says payment and donations can be accepted immediately online.
click to download audioRotarian John Rufli said over half of the money raised during the auction comes from century club donations which he says can be made in a variety of ways.
click to download audioThe Cadiz Rotary Auction will be on 106.5 WKDZ-FM and wkdzradio.com every night this week from 6 to 9, with live video also at wkdzradio.com.
