PARKERSBURG -More than donations have been offered for the SW Resources 31st annual Harvest of Opportunities Benefit Auction on Aug. 25.
"This year, for the first time, we have items handmade by our client-employees with recycled material," said Ben Summers, SW Resources marketing and sales manager.
The auction last year, which set a record for donated items, was dedicated to the late Sammy Burdette for 40 years of service to the agency. Burdette passed away in November.
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SW Resources client/employees Jessica Brinker, left, and Nancy Pifer, right, hold up a rug they made for the 2012 SW Resources – Harvest of Opportunities Benefit Auction on Aug. 25.
"The auction was Sammy's baby and since it's the first year without her, it is bittersweet," Summers said. "We continue to honor the great work Sammy did and will think of her during the auction."
Last year the auction netted about $95,000 for the agency with the hopes this year's will raise a similar amount.
The handmade items by the client-employees include throw rugs made from old shirts and other cloth and a photo produce by gluing minute pieces of magazine clippings together.
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For more information or to make a donation, call SW Resources at 304-428-6344 or email info@swresources.com.
Admission is $30 per person and includes food and beverages.
The silent auction will be conducted from 5-7 p.m., with the live auction beginning at 7:15 p.m. More than 525 items have been collected for auction with more being added daily.
For more information or to make a donation, call SW Resources at 304-428-6344 or email info@swresources.com.
"It is something different we can do to include out client-employees in the auction," Summers said.
Auction items will include a 50-inch LCD 3D Smart television, iPad 2, Lillian Chao painting, an oversized handmade rocking chair and three different trips to Canaan Valley Resort.
Sports items for the auction include season tickets to West Virginia University football games as well as season passes to both Parkersburg and Parkersburg South high schools football games.
"There are a lot of great items available and more come in every day," Summers said.
During the auction, hundreds of community members are expected fill the country club to support the organization and its work by purchasing items.
Summers said that the auction is the only true fundraiser SW Resources has each year and the money raised goes to their workshop and helps with the organization's job placement program.
The auction will be held at the Parkersburg Country Club, 4910 First Ave., Vienna. The silent auction will be conducted from 5-7 p.m., with the live auction beginning at 7:15 p.m.
SW Resources provides employment opportunities and vocational services to 250 client-employees with disabilities. The client-employee wages was more than $2 million, a record high, said Summers.
Admission is $30 a person and includes food and beverages.
For more information, for tickets or to make a donation, call SW Resources at 304-428-6344 or email info@swresources.com.
