Friday night’s silent auction and raffle to raise funds for the Animal Rescue Alliance
The Animal Rescue Alliance is holding a second anniversary fundraising event on Friday, October 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will be held at the Beall Center located next door to the Donalsonville News on Cherry Street in downtown Donalsonville.
The event will feature a fundraising silent auction of products, services and baskets of items. During the auction a Henry Golden 22 long rifle, American Farm Edition, valued at $1,200 and donated by Cannon Armory, will be raffled off to one lucky winner.
Raffle tickets for the rifle are $25 each, and the winning ticket will be drawn at the October 25th event.
Raffle tickets are also being sold for the chance to win one quarter of a cow and its processing costs. You will have four chances to win with one ticket purchase of $50 each.
Tickets for both raffles are available from any Animal Rescue Alliance board member, employee, or directly from the shelter during regular business hours. Tickets will be sold for both raffles until 7:30 p.m. at the Beall Center the night of the auction.
You can also purchase tickets online at aralliancega.com (click donation button and add note for which raffle you are entering).
In addition to the raffles, the impressive list of products and services up for auction includes a guided quail hunt, a skeet shoot at Tahoma Plantation, a catfish event at Williams Pond, a cabin stay at Lily Pond, a Yeti Cooler, a smoked Boston Butt by Billy Shingler, lunch for ten at Mural City Cakes, a diamond necklace valued at $1,999, certificates for Botox, Daxxify and teeth whitening, Massages, photography sessions, make up applications, gym membership, wood crafts, original artwork, jewelry and handbags, home decor, preserves, baked goods, honey, pecans, certificates for Jo’s, The Rodeo and the American, and so much more. Auction items will be displayed on tables, with a bid sheet for each.
At 7:45 p.m. bidding will close and the winners of each item announced. Payment for winning bids may be made with cash, credit cards, PayPal and Cash App, and all funds go directly to support the animal shelter.
Animal Rescue Alliance’s Carol Williams commented, “Everyone is invited to come out, enjoy the evening, and help us raise some funds for the shelter and the animals in need. We are so very grateful for all the support for this event we have received from local businesses; we couldn’t do it without them.
“We do not receive regular municipal funding from either Miller or Seminole counties, so we rely heavily on donations from private individuals, corporate sponsorships, and the occasional grant. We’re proud of the work we’re doing in our community, advocating for unwanted or abandoned animals..”
If you would like to help the shelter by providing financial support, you may do so securely on the shelter’s web site at aralliancega.com.
You may also mail or bring a check to ARA, 2645 Georgia Highway 91 South, Donalsonville GA 39845.
The Animal Rescue Alliance shelter, a registered 501c3 charity, is located at 2645 Georgia Highway 91, just north of Donalsonville. The shelter is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday from 10-4 and can be reached by calling 229-992-2039.
