Celebrity Auction
Celebrity Auction 2024
Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction raises over $83,000
The event raised over $83,000 for the local Boys & Girls Club’s activities and programs. The auction featured over eight hundred items that ranged from vacation packages, meals at local restaurants, business certificates and items, to memorabilia and autographs from the world of sports, politics, music, TV, movies, notables, and many other unique items.
“We had a good crowd, great food and a lot of items to bid on this year in both the live and silent auction,” stated Rebecca Tipton, a board member, and the co-chairman of this year’s event along with Eddie Yokley. Several bidders in attendance stated that they were always amazed at how the Boys & Girls Club were able to get so many unique items. This year's event show-cased a wide array of distinctive items, ensuring there was something for everyone. Highlights included a baseball bat signed by the National Champion Tennessee Volunteer baseball team, megalodon shark teeth, a flag crafted from old Greeneville Fire Department equipment, Civil War artifacts, numerous autographed collectibles, as well as various business and vacation offerings. Laura Pendleton, a Boys & Girls Club board member stated, “The Boys & Girls Club was very pleased with the generous bids we received again this year. Our success was due to the hard work of all the Boys & Girls Club staff, the board and event volunteers that put this auction together. We are grateful to the members of our community that came and bid generously to make this event a tremendous success and to all the donors that help supply items for this event.”
This year’s event was title sponsored by Greeneville Federal Bank and Summers Taylor. The other major sponsors of this year’s event included: Brumley’s Catering by Angeez, Greeneville Energy Authority, John Deere, Stowers Machinery, Vulcan Materials, Austin Powder, Grand True Value Rental, Martin Marietta, McCoy Construction & Forestry, Power Equipment and Artistic Printers.
The top selling item of the night was a John Deere Riding Lawn Mower donated by John Deere Power Products. The next highest selling item was, a Tennessee Volunteers 2024 NCAA Baseball National Champions Autographed College World Series Baseball Bat donated by Dr. Daniel Lewis. Other items that sold with great interest included: The Greeneville Sun Advertising Package, NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter’s Nike Flight Windmill Autographed Basketball Shoes, a Tyreek Hill “Miami Dolphins” autographed football jersey, a Wyndham Resort packages donated by Dr. Daniel Lewis, Tennessee Volunteers helmets, hat and pictures autographed by Nico Iamaleava, Bru McCoy, Dylan Sampson, Squirrel White, and Matthew Salansky, a Nico Iamaleava “Tennessee Volunteers” autographed Tennessee Volunteers football and helmets, a Solo Stove Fire Pit with Guard donated by TA and Carla Bewley, a “Milwaukee Bucks” NBA jersey autographed by Giannis Antetokoumpo, a Hendon Hooker “Tennessee Volunteers” autographed football helmet from Sports Treasures in Knoxville, Tennessee Volunteers Cornhole Boards and Bean Bags, handmade by Tony Ottinger, a Hilton Knoxville Stay and Dinner Package, a US Cavalry Civil War Reproduction Sword and a Confederate Cavalry Civil War Reproduction Sword donated by Dr. Chris Bullington, a Fernando Tatis Jr. “San Diego Padres” autographed baseball jersey, a Jose Canseco “Oakland A’s” autographed baseball jersey, a Pete Rose “Cincinnati Reds” autographed baseball jersey, a Foreign Currency Collection donated by Dr. Chris Bullington, a Tony Vitello “Tennessee Volunteers” autographed baseball donated by First Horizon Bank, Tennessee Volunteers football & basketball game tickets donated by Dr. Daniel Lewis, South Pointe Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Vacation Package and Headliner Show Tickets, Three collectors bottles donated by Express Wine & Spirits, Ducks Unlimited Duck Decoy Collection engraved by Dick Rhode, a Dream Cloud luxury hybrid queen mattress donated by Sleep Solutions Mattress Gallery, a Barrymore Hotel in Tampa, Florida Vacation Package, an American Flag made by local firefighters from Old Firehoses donated by The Greeneville Fire Department, a Zakai Zeigler “Tennessee Volunteers” autographed picture, a Holly Morelock Photography session, Gas Cards donated by Greeneville Oil & Petroleum and Quick Stop Markets, a Southern Greene County original canvas painting by Joe Kilday, a Carl Eller “Minnesota Vikings” autographed football jersey, a Porter’s Tire Store, gift certificate, a Riverside Towers in Pigeon Forge Vacation Package, a Shaquille O’Neal “Miami Heat” autographed picture, a handmade hallway table from Sawdust & Rust, a Hampton Inn Historic Nature Trail in Gatlinburg vacation package, a General Morgan Inn Vacation Package, a Stihl MS 170 Chainsaw, donated by Grand True Value Rental, a golf package from Graysburg Hills Golf Course in Chuckey, TN, a 1940’s Antique Butter Churn donated by Back Porch Antiques, a “Tennessee Volunteers Basketball autographed by Zakai Zeigler, John Fulkerson, and others, a Comfort Inn & Suites in Charleston, SC vacation package, an American Flag handmade by Mike Lane and Jaxton Hirschy, a Presidential election button shadow box, admission passes for Dig’n Zone Theme Park in Sevierville, TN, a Marathon Gas card donated by Bob & Tami Kesling and gift cards from The Butchers Block.
Also notching high bids were A Dremel Ultra-Saw Kit and Supplies donated by Ace Hardware, admission passes for Paula Dean’s Lumberjack Feud show in Pigeon Forge, TN, VIP Vouchers to Ober Mountain in Gatlinburg, a Charcuterie Board made by Tanya Casteel of Doty House Designs, a Vince Carter “Atlanta Hawks” HOF autographed picture, a gift card to Nova’s Sushi Bar & Grille, a Nolichucky Bluffs Bed and Breakfast Cabins vacation package, Fossilized Megalodon shark teeth donated by Dr. Chris Bullington and a Golf Package to Silver Creek Golf Club in Morganton, NC, vacation package to Green Hills Hampton Inn & Suites in Nashville, a vacation stay at the Tur by Hilton in Franklin.
Scott Bullington, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club stated that he wanted to thank the great board members of the Boys & Girls Club, the Celebrity Auction committee, and the volunteers of his organization for pulling together this team effort that made the auction such a success. “We could not achieve our continued successes for our events without the efforts of these individuals. We are truly fortunate to have such a caring group to support our community’s youth,” stated Bullington. He also stated that the organization was extremely fortunate to get so many items in the mail from celebrities across the country and beyond. He was also thankful for the tremendous support that the organization receives throughout the community. “You can tell that these people care about kids,” he added.
Andy Schlesing, a member of the Boys & Girls Club Board, expressed thanks to Scott Bullington, Jennifer Wilder, Peyton Malone, Katelyn Weems, Cindy Heavener, and all the wonderful staff members of the Boys & Girls Club. Andy also thanked the many volunteers that helped to make this year’s event such a success as well as praising the great work done by Josh Swatzell, Jacob Ball, Heather Easterly and Eddie Yokley who volunteered as the evening’s auctioneer group. Boys & Girls Club board member, Ted Bryant of title sponsor Summers Taylor, expressed thanks to the many volunteers that helped pull items and that helped with the checkout process, the generous bidders and to Angeez Catering for the excellent food provided for the event and the Greeneville Parks & Recreation for the use of their facility. In addition to the title sponsors of the event Greeneville Federal Bank and Summers Taylor other major sponsors included: Brumley’s Catering by Angeez, Greeneville Energy Authority, John Deere, Stowers Machinery, Vulcan Materials, Austin Powder, Grand True Value Rental, martin Marietta, McCoy Construction & Forestry, Power Equipment and Artistic Printers.
Events such as the Celebrity Auction help to fund the local Boys & Girls Club activities and staffing. The school year membership at the Boys & Girls Club is $35 per child per school year and $190 for the entire summer program. The Boys & Girls Club is open to all school-age youth who reside in Greeneville and Greene County. The Boys & Girls Club has various programs for youth development including character and leadership development, arts, sports fitness and recreation, education and career development and health and life skills. The local Boys & Girls Club has received many state and local awards for its community involvement and youth development programs over the past few years and remains a leader in youth development for our community. The Boys & Girls Club serves many youth each year through its after-school and summer programs, school outreach projects and youth sports events. For more information on the Boys & Girls Club, stop by at 740 West Church Street, or call 787-9322 or 787-9334 or visit the Club’s Facebook page or the Club website at www.ggcbgc.org. To see additional pictures from this year’s event, visit the Club’s Facebook page.
In the picture- left to right: Scott Bullington is holding up a Pete Rose autographed Cincinnati Reds jersey; Laura Pendleton is showing a Tennessee Volunteers basketball autographed by Zakai Zeigler, Johnson Fulkerson and others; Peyton Malone holds a Tennessee Volunteers basketball signed by Nico Iamaleava, Bru McCoy, Dylan Sampson, Squirrel White & Matthew Salansky; Dr. Daniel Lewis is holding a NCAA World Series Championship bat signed by members of the National Champion Tennessee Volunteers; and Katelyn Weems holds up autographed pictures of Basketball Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal and Vince Carter. These are just a few of the many autographed items up for sale this weekend. This event is a major fundraiser for the organization and this year they have 800 items for sale. The full list of items is available to view at the top of this page.
25th Annual Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction Set for Saturday at
Greeneville Parks & Recreation East View Gym
Greeneville Federal Bank and Summers Taylor will present the 24th
Annual Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction on Saturday, October 26th, at
Greeneville Parks & Recreation Department’s East View Gymnasium. The annual
event has grown into the biggest event of this type locally due to its
continued success. Sustaining its standard caliber of items, the Boys &
Girls Club will have 800 items to bid on from sports & entertainment
memorabilia to travel & vacation packages to local items such as food
certificates, home goods and retail items.
The event offers an item preview and buffet dinner from 5:00 pm to 5:30
pm with the live and silent auction of celebrity & local items starting at
5:30 pm. Tickets are on sale and may be purchased at the Boys & Girls Club
of Greeneville & Greene County located at 740 West Church Street. Call Scott
Bullington or Peyton Malone at 787-9322 for more details. The Boys & Girls
Club is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am until 6:30 pm during the school
year.
Due to the large volume of items for bidding, the auction will be set up
with some items going live and others as a silent auction. Marquee items for
this year’s event from the 800 items that will be on sale include a John
Deere riding mower, a Las Vegas Travel package at the South Pointe Hotel &
Casino, Tennessee Volunteers football tickets, apparel, vacation packages,
sports trading cards, restaurant & local business certificates, sports
memorabilia from many pro sports leagues and much more. Other items for the
auction range from event tickets, framed pictures, home décor items, gift
certificates, golf passes, oil changes and homemade and local items.
Each year the Boys & Girls Club mails out letters and submits online
requests for donations from celebrities, companies, sports clubs, and other
notable people explaining the event and its ability to generate money for
the day-to-day operations of the Club. “It is really great for our Club kids
to see that these people from other areas care enough to take the time to
send items for our auction to benefit the kids of our community,” said
Executive Director Scott Bullington. “It takes a lot of work from the staff,
the entire board, and other volunteers to pull this event off each year,”
commented committee co-chair Rebecca Tipton.
Events such as the auction help to fund the local Boys & Girls Club
operational budget annually. The Club offers various programs for youth
development and the Boys & Girls Club has received several state and local
awards for community involvement and youth development programs. The Boys &
Girls Club serves both Club members and community youth each year through
Club participation, school outreach and junior sports events. Dr. Daniel
Lewis, a board member for the organization, states, “We have so many unique
items this year. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone on
Saturday for this great event to support a wonderful cause!”
In addition to Greeneville Federal Bank and Summers Taylor, other major
sponsors of this year’s event include Brumley’s Catering by Angeez,
Greeneville Energy Authority, John Deere, Stowers Machinery, Vulcan
Materials, Austin Powder, Grand True Value Rental, Martin Marietta, McCoy
Construction & Forestry and Power Equipment. For a complete list of items
available for bidding at this year’s event visit the Boys & Girls Club’s
website at www.ggcbgc.org and look under the special events tab or email
Bullington at gbgc@comcast.net or call the Boys & Girls Club at 787-9322.
Celebrity Auction 2023
Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Auction Raises Over $82,000
by Ron P. Metcalfe at WGRV
August 14, 2023
The Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County held their 24th annual Celebrity Auction on Saturday, August 12 and it was a huge success, topping $ 82,000 to become their most successful event ever held. The auction was held at the Greeneville Parks & Recreation’s East View Center, and it started with a storm of pouring rain outside that turned into generous bids inside by the sold out, overflowing crowd.
The event raised over $82,000 for the local Boys & Girls Club’s activities and programs. The auction featured almost 650 items that ranged from vacation packages, meals at local restaurants, business certificates and items, to memorabilia and autographs from the world of sports, politics, music, TV, movies, notables, and many other unique items.
“We had a good crowd, great food and a lot of items to bid on this year in both the live and silent auction,” stated Rebecca Tipton, a board member, and the co-chairman of this year’s event along with Eddie Yokley. Several bidders in attendance stated that they were always amazed at how the Boys & Girls Club was able to get so many different items. Many unique items were on display for sale as there was something for everyone at this year’s event including a dinosaur tooth, megalodon shark’s tooth, gas grill, and a lamp made from old Greeneville Fire Department equipment. Laura Pendleton, a Boys & Girls Club board member stated, “The Boys & Girls Club was very pleased with the most generous bids we received this year. Our success was due to the hard work of all the Boys & Girls Club staff, the board and event volunteers that put this auction together. We are grateful to the members of our community that came and bid generously to make this event a huge success and to all the donors that help supply items for this event.”
This year’s event was title sponsored by Forward Air and Summers Taylor. The other major sponsors of this year’s event included: Greeneville Energy Authority, John Deere, Power Equipment, Stowers Machinery, Vulcan Materials, Greeneville Federal Bank, Modern Woodmen, Meade Equipment, Blue Water Industries and Rogers Manufacturing.
The top selling item of the night was a John Deere Z530M 54-in 24-HP V-Twin Zero-Turn Riding Lawn Mower that was donated by John Deere Power Products. The next highest selling item was a Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Bulldogs Football Ticket Package donated by Dr. Daniel Lewis. Other items that sold with great interest included: Tyreek Hill – “Kansas City Chiefs” Full Size Autographed Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Champions replica helmet donated by Ken Brown, Wyndham Resort packages donated by Dr. Daniel Lewis, ETSU Buccaneers – football helmet & football items package, Tennessee Volunteers Cornhole Boards & Bean Bags, made and donated by Tony Ottinger, Bonefish Grill dinner excursion package, Baldrick Extension Dining Table donated by Audie Mack Designs/Audie Lacy, WJHL TV 11 – Daytime Tri-Cities 3-5 minute segment & production for the Morning Show, Joe Milton “Tennessee Volunteers” Autographed Full Size Football Helmet, Tennessee Football ticket packages donated by Dr. Daniel Lewis, Joe Milton “Tennessee Volunteers” autographed football, Hilton Garden Inn in Ft Walton Beach, FL vacation package, Grand Rental Station – Stihl MS 170 Chain Saw, Fossilized Megalodon Shark Teeth Found in Charleston, SC, donated by Dr. Chris Bullington, Greeneville Fire Department Lamp made by local firefighters with used equipment, Garmin Approach S42 GPS Golf Watch with Gunmetal Finish, The Park Vista In Gatlinburg, TN vacation package, Backporch Antiques – Set of 1939 Greene County, Tennessee License Plate, Marshall Faulk – “Los Angeles Rams” autographed football helmet, donated by Ken Brown, Foreign Currency Collection from assorted countries, donated by Dr. Chris Bullington, Lincoln Head Penny Collection from 1909 to 1940, donated by Dr. Chris Bullington, Mack Brown ‘North Carolina Tarheels” autographed football helmet, Joe Milton “Tennessee Volunteers” autographed orange mini football helmet, Graysburg Hills Golf Course golfer package, Greeneville Oil & Petroleum and Quick Stop Markets gas cards, and a Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors NBA Championship replica ring.
Also notching high bids were an American Flag homemade and donated by Mike Lane & Jaxton Hirschy, Dale Murphy – “Atlanta Braves” autographed baseball bat, donated by Ted & Cris Bryant, South Pointe Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada vacation packages,
Scott Bullington, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club stated that he wanted to thank the great board members of the Boys & Girls Club, the Celebrity Auction committee, and the volunteers of his organization for pulling together this team effort that made the auction such a success. “We could not achieve our continued successes without the efforts of these individuals. We are very fortunate to have such a caring group to support our community’s youth,” stated Bullington. He also stated that the organization was very fortunate to get so many items in the mail from celebrities across the country and beyond. He was also thankful for the tremendous support that the organization receives throughout the community. “You can tell that these people care about kids”, he added.
Chuck Bowlin, Boys & Girls Club Board President stated, “We are very grateful that the Boys & Girls Club is able to get items from so many businesses and notables and the great local and regional items that complement the auction. We could not have the event that we have without this most generous support.”
Events such as the Celebrity Auction help to fund the local Boys & Girls Club activities and staffing. The school year membership at the Boys & Girls Club is $ 35 per child per school year and $190 for the entire summer program. The Boys & Girls Club is open to all school-age youth who reside in Greeneville and Greene County. The Boys & Girls Club has various programs for youth development including character and leadership development, arts, sports fitness and recreation, education and career development and health and life skills. The local Boys & Girls Club has received many state and local awards for its community involvement and youth development programs over the past few years and remains a leader in youth development for our community. The Boys & Girls Club serves many youth each year through its after-school & summer programs, school outreach projects and youth sports events. For more information on the Boys & Girls Club, stop by at 740 West Church Street, or call 787-9322 or 787-9334 or visit the Club’s Facebook page or the Club website at www.ggcbgc.org. To see additional pictures from this year’s event, visit the Club’s Facebook page.
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