Buffalo Island St. Jude dinner/auction raises $223,057

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

By REVIS BLAYLOCK

The Buffalo Island St. Jude dinner/auction filled the house at the Monette First Baptist Church Family Life Center on Feb. 6. The event raised $223,057.

Scout Lyerly visits with the crowd.
A variety of items were donated for the auction.
One of the door prizes was a John Deere mower. This young man decided to give it a try before the drawing.
Scout drew the tickets for the door prizes.

Three generations.
Sonny Ray Dill welcomed everyone and introduced the auctioneer.
Darin Owens thanks everyone for helping make the night a success.
This smile brought on the bids.
Checking out a few of the items to be auctioned.
In addition to the live auction, there were hundreds of items donated for the silent auction.
Volunteers helped keep the bidding going.
Going one, twice.....
One more time.
A large crowd gathered for the St. Jude Auction. The fish fry was prepared by John 3:16 Ministries.
Auctioneer Brandon McLagan kept the evening going.
Leslie Lyerly talked about St. Jude and what it has meant to their family.
Over 100 items were auctioned.
This work of art was made and donated for the auction.