Betty Griffin Center is bringing back the Quarter Auction fundraiser – an event that’s part raffle, part auction – from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1 at The Tringali Barn, located at 7310 US-1 in St. Augustine.
Tickets are available for $40 plus processing fees per person to take part in auction, which includes mimosas, beer, and lunch from award-winning Rub’N’Butts Barbeque. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/QuarterAuction.
All event proceeds will be used to support our shelter operations, counseling, advocacy…and all the other services provided to survivors in St. Johns County.
Those taking part in the quarter auction receive a numbered paddle and a corresponding numbered ball placed into a drawing bin, with the opportunity to bid on an auction item in each round of play — with bids starting at one quarter. Once all the bids are in and the paddles are raised, a randomly chosen number is called. If the person with that number placed a bid, he or she wins that item. Numbers are drawn until there is a winner.
Participants are encouraged to bring rolls of quarters to bid on over 60 auction items ranging from $10 – $100 in value – with additional rolls of quarters on sale at the event.
If you’re interested in volunteering, a vendor spot or donating an auction item for the event, contact Betty Griffin Center Event Coordinator Carole Sullivan at caroles@bettygriffincenter.org.