To the editor:
One of Brown County’s oldest and best Christmas traditions is just a few weeks away — The 47th annual Brown County Children’s Auction will be held Friday, Dec 6, at the Brown County Inn. We are still in need of donations from local merchants, artists, craftsmen, and individuals that care about helping the children in our community.
We know that your time and money are important and that there are many other nonprofits seeking your donations as well as us. Please remember that all money that we raise from your donations will be used to buy clothes for children in Brown County for Christmas. Items can be dropped off at Out of the Ordinary or by calling 812-320-2601 to arrange pickup. Cash donations can be made directly to our account at PNC Bank.We are a 501(c)3 and your donations are tax deductible.
Committee members are now going to the shops to drop off forms and ask for donations. We are a small group and we do try to personally reach everyone, but if we miss you, please don’t be offended! It does take a village to make this event successful! Please note that the mission of the Brown County Children’s Fund is to provide clothing and essentials to children in need in Brown County. Please call your school if you need assistance. All of the schools have forms to sign up your kids to receive clothing from our fund. If you are home schooling, you can go to the closest school office and sign up your child or you can call 812-320-2601 and sign up directly. The deadline is quickly approaching so sign up now.
The best thing you can do to support us is to come to our Auction starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at The Brown County Inn! This year we will also have an online auction for several really special items. The online auction starts on November 22 and will run through noon Dec. 6 at noon. The link to access our online auction is https://app.galabid.com/bcca2024. (You can also see all the items that will be at our live auction too, so keep checking out the site. We will be adding items every day).
Thank you for supporting the children in Brown County!
Carol Birkemeier,
Brown County Children’s Fund
Nashville
