DUNCAN — With the weather starting to get colder and the economy as low as it is, some children are unable to afford coats to keep them warm this winter. The Duncan Jaycee organization will be hosting their annual Christmas Auction from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily starting Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. The live auction will be hosted on DTV 10. The funds being raised during the week will be used to clothe underprivileged children in the Duncan area.
This years auction is being headed up by auction chairman Jay Head. Head said that he wants this to be the best year that the Jaycees have ever had.
“With how tough our economy has been as of late we need more to be given this year,” Head said. “This year we have so many more needy kids than in the past and if we could get these kids warm clothing that would be wonderful.”
At last year’s auction the Jaycees raised around $30,000 to clothe around 350 young kids. Over the past 15 years they have averaged between $25,000 - $40,000 and have averaged around 350 kids each year.
Jaycee member Stephanie Gates said that one of the greatest parts of being part of these auctions is all helping the kids in the Duncan area and getting them the clothing that they need.
“It’s kind of shocking the number of grade school children who do not have shoes or coats to wear during the cold weather months,” Gates said. “Many of these kids go out in flip-flops or handed down items that have holes or tears in them that give them no protection.”
Students of Duncan schools have been given applications that need to be filled out and returned by Dec. 1 with the parents signature on them for the shopping tour, where the students will be going through Wal-mart and Payless for their clothes.
“This is the biggest fundraiser that we have every year and every year it becomes more and more special.” Gates said.
If any local businesses would like to donate to the Christmas Auction they are asked to contact any Head or any other Jaycee member. As a donor, the business owners’ name and items that are donated will be listed in a full page ad the Sunday before the auction and during the auction. As the donators items are being auctioned on the air, the auctioneer will mention the donators name and business as the donor.
“The business owners are not just helping the children,” Gates said. “They are also getting repeated recognition for their businesses.”
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