52nd Annual Waterville Rotary Auction!

WATERVILLE, ME (November 22, 2016) – The 52^nd Annual Waterville Rotary Radio Auction is almost upon us! Many incredible gifts, services, and discounts will be sold on Wednesday, November 30^th and Thursday, December 1^st as a part of the Waterville Rotary Club’s Annual Radio Auction on Mix 107.9. Tune in to Mix 107.9 to bid from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, call 680-BUY1 or 680-2891 to register or bid on an item.

 

Proceeds from 2016 Rotary Radio Auction will go to support more community programs and initiatives as well. This year, Waterville Rotary will proudly work and collaborate with other organizations and citizens to expand Rhoda Reads, an early childhood literacy program developed in our club, provide fire alarms and increased fire danger awareness to area homes through a partnership with local schools, help fund a three-year clean water project in Nicaragua, work toward the Rotary Centennial Kennebec River Walk at Head of Falls, and many other local initiatives aimed to improve the communities in which we all live and work.

 

Once again auctioneers, Mix 107.9 radio DJs, and Rotary members will broadcast live from Central Maine Auto Group. Call 680-BUY1 or 680-2891 beginning at 6:15p on 11/30 and 12/1 to register. Featured items include an iWatch, graduate/continuing education tuition at Thomas College, heating oil, a Kennebec River rafting trip for two, landscaping packages, numerous gift certificates to local restaurants and more!

 

The Waterville Rotary Club hosts the auction each year in late November to benefit what Rotarians determine to be among the worthiest causes of the region. Every year, for more than half a century, this important community event has raised money to meet area needs. Projects such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Maine General Medical Center’s new regional hospital, the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, Inland Hospital, High Hopes Clubhouse, the Rotary Centennial Trail, The Muskie Center, local community food banks, the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, area youth scholarships, and camperships for kids are all included in Rotary’s efforts to make a difference in our community.

 

Rotary Club of Waterville is part of Rotary International, a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary Club of Waterville works to improve lives at both the local and international levels. Locally, Rotary Club of Waterville coordinates the “Rhoda Reads” early literacy program, Little Free Libraries and provides weekly meals for families at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. Globally, in addition to working toward a polio-free world, the Club is working with the Sunrise Rotary Club and the Unity Rotary Club to coordinate a water and sanitation project in Guatemala in 2017.  In 2018, Rotary Club of Waterville will be celebrating its Centennial and will be providing $150,000 to the City of Waterville for its Riverwalk project. Would you like to consider being a Rotary member? Be our guest - attend one of our meetings on Mondays at noon at the Alfond Youth Center. Visit the website at http://www.watervillerotary.com/ to learn more.