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An ART auction has raised more than £ 5,000 in support of the judicial review of the Future Chippenham program. More than 100 people came to Cause in Chippenham on Sunday December 19 to support Save Chippenham’s Stop the Sprawl art auction. A total of 124 lots were put up for auction, representing nearly 200 works of art, all donated by local artists. Auction organizer Julie-May Wheeler said: “A lot of these artists are keen to preserve our campaign and want to help.” The auction raised money for the pending…

TORRINGTON – A happy crowd of guests filled the Elks Hall ballroom on Litchfield Street on Friday night, and they were all there to support the local food bank. Friendly Hands hosted a “Have a Seat at Our Table” auction to raise funds for their operations and to keep their pantry full. As the holiday season approaches, Executive Director Karen Thomas said more families are coming to the pantry door asking for help. Friday evening, Thomas, in a black dress and pearls, said he was overwhelmed by the participation. “It’s…

Fans can donate Dale Hawerchuk’s No. 10 jersey when he was captain of the Winnipeg Jets. (Provided) Hockey jerseys, gloves and pants were stored in boxes, stored in Dale Hawerchuk’s house. Now the family of the former Winnipeg Jets center is auctioning off their memorabilia. “We just wanted … to find a way to give back to some fans,” said Eric Hawerchuk, Dale’s son. Dale Hawerchuk’s 1987 Canada Cup Team Canada jersey was the highest bid on Saturday afternoon. (Provided) The family sells 43 items through Classic auctions, a company…

LEUCHIE House paid tribute to the generosity and support of the community, after the auction of 11 giant hares raised more than £ 115,000 for the association. The total, which included £ 22,000 paid for the golf-themed ‘Hare Tae Golf’ sculpture, is enough for Leuchie to fund the equivalent of four specialist nurses for a year. It also helps fill a funding gap needed to operate the National Respite Center near North Berwick as it continues to recover from the pandemic, providing vacations for those affected by neurological conditions such…

An auction of works of art and other items to raise funds to preserve the permanent collections of art and rare books at the Columbia Public Library will take place on Sunday, September 19 at 2:00 p.m. Participants can preview the art from 12:30 p.m. The auction takes place at 24 S. Sixth St in Colombia, overlooking Locust Street Park. It will be held on the library terrace at. The purpose of the auction is twofold. Reduce the library’s art collection, which lacks storage space, and raise funds to preserve…

Starting Wednesday, you can bid for a bear. Twenty bear statues are featured in the Bearfootin ‘auction in Hendersonville. This is the 19th year of the event. The bears have been transformed by local artists into thematic works of art. People are welcome to visit the bears along Main Street in downtown Hendersonville or see them online and participate in a virtual auction. Money from the auction goes to Friends of Downtown Hendersonville and local nonprofit groups. Organizers said the bears are weather resistant. “Who wouldn’t want to have one…

The artist from Philly creates works of art that save bees; Exhibition / auction opens Thursday in West Philly September 1, 2021 “Hotels” for wild bees created by artist Thomas Gartside. Philadelphia artist Thomas Gartside has created a collection of wild bee “hotels” – temporary accommodation that can provide shelter for bees threatened by population loss in the area. These works – part art sculpture, part garden-ready functional habitat – will be on display at the Art on the Avenue gallery in West Philadelphia and will be auctioned in writing…