Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction a success for local club

 

 

Greeneville Sun Photo by Phil Gentry

 

The Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville/Greene County's annual celebrity auction brought out a big crowd Saturday night at Trinity United Methodist Church. The event is one of the club's top fund-raising projects of the year, and an assortment of goods were auctioned. Above, from left, John Rogers, Matthew Bryan and Darrell Bryan view some of the items that would go on the auction block during the night. The object sold for the largest amount of money was a Pat Summitt autographed basketball that went for  $375. "It was a great crowd and although we don't have all the figures totaled yet, I know it was a success," said Scott Bullington, executive director of the Club. "We appreciated everyone who participated. A special thanks to our auctioneers, Leon Bird, Gary Wills and Scott Wills, for their time and effort."

2^nd Annual Landair / Forward Air Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction set for August 18, 2001

     What do Peyton Manning, Pat Summitt, Mark O’Meara, Denzel Washington, Kenny Chesney, George Bush and Jerry Springer all have in common?  They have all donated items for the 2^nd Annual Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County Celebrity Auction that will be held on Saturday, August 18^th at Trinity United Methodist Church on Tusculum Blvd.  The event will feature a meal from 6:15 until 7:00 pm, with the auction to follow at 7:00 pm.  Tickets are on sale for $20 each and can be purchased at The Boys and Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County located at 740 West Church Street. Dress for the event is casual.  For more information, please call Scott Bullington at 787-9334.  The Boys & Girls Club is open Monday – Friday 9:00 am until 5:30 pm.

    The auction will be set up with a live auction as well as a silent auction due to the volume of items that they will have on sale.  Items range from Signed Scripts and Photos, Footballs and Football Helmets, Golf Balls, Pants, CD’s, books, posters and many other autographed items.  This year restaurant certificates as well as golf passes will also be up for auction.  Landair and Forward Air once again sponsor this year’s event with other major sponsorships coming from Andrew Johnson Bank, Greeneville Orthopaedic Clinic, TI Group Automotive Systems, and Wal-Mart Distribution Transportation division.  There are still some table sponsorships and ad space left for this event as it is less than three weeks away.  The club is also accepting donations of other items for the event.

     Events such as this are how the local Boys & Girls Club funds its programs for the year.  Membership at the club is just $5 per child / per year.  The Boys and Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County is open to all kids ages 6-18 and has various programs in the summer and after school for the youth of our community. 

     How did the Boys & Girls Club get all of these items you ask.  Scott Bullington, Executive Director of the club, stated that the club had mailed out about 2, 400 letters to various celebrities, studios, agents, and other notables requesting items for a sale to benefit the Boys & Girls Club.  I was surprised that many who sent us items last year, also sent us items again this year.  We have over 200 items that we have received this year and the assortment is amazing.  Some of the items that will be available for auction include: Baseball – Kirby Puckett, Robin Yount, Jason Kendall, Robin Roberts and Alex Rodriquez.  Basketball – Bill Walton, Steve Alford, Jerry Tarkanian, Buzz Peterson, Pat Summitt, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Christian Laettner and Grant Hill. Football –Peyton & Archie Manning, Drew Pearson, Warren Moon, Steve Young, Johnny Majors, Phil Fulmer, Lou Holtz, Joe Paterno, Mac Brown, Bobby Bowden, Jake Plummer, Mark Brunell and Curtis Martin.  Golf- Greg Norman, Mark O’Meara, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson and Betsy King.  Movie Stars and Directors – James Caan, Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Sheen, Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Ashley Judd, Whoopi Goldberg, Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Denzel Washington, Steven Speilberg, James Garner, Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Southerland, and James Earl Jones.  Music – Randy Travis, LeAnn Rimes, Deborah Gibson, Kenny Chesney, Ray Charles, Amy Grant, Gloria Estefan, Lila McCain, Luciano Pavarotti, and Linda Rondstat.  Nascar – Richard Petty, Jeff Green, and Ricky Rudd   Other Famous Notables – Dr. Ruth, G. Gordon Liddy, Wolf Blitzer, David Copperfield, Senator Fred Thompson, Bruce Jenner, Dick Schaap, President George Bush, Senator John McCain, Rudy “Survivor” Boesch, Dean Kootz, Donald Trump, Muhammad Ali, Senator Sam Nunn, Don Sundquist,

Congressional Cookbook (Bill Jenkins), Katarina Witt, and Senator Bill Frist.

Television – 60 Minutes, Peter Falk, The King of Queens, Tia Carrere, Connie Selleca, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Melissa Joan Hart, Jerry Springer, Everybody Loves Raymond, Wheel of Fortune, Chris Berman, Bob Barker, Dick Vitale, Jennifer Aniston, Sherwood Schwartz, Brady Bunch, Gillian’s Island, General Hospital Signed Cast Script, Gary Trudeau, Matthew Perry, Homicide Life on the Street, Robert Shapiro, Tara Lipinski, and Pat Boone.  And from the wild world of Wrestling – Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Mick Foley, Kurt Angle, and Chyna.

     The Celebrity Auction is a great place to pick up an item from a celebrity that you admire while also helping to make the Boys & Girls Club a positive place for kids.