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D ngan;'n Lions Live/
Silent Auction a Success
Valerie Gillies / Lucknow Sentinel
The Irwin family attended the fundraiser held May
31, 2104 by the Dungannon Lions Club to help
build an addition to house the equipment needed
to continue to care for William at home. From left:
Shae, Matt holding Wyatt, William and Jennifer
holding Kinley Irwin.
Valerie Gillies / Lucknow Sentinel
The Dungannon Agricultural Hall was filled with tables full of donated items for
the Lions Silent Auction to help the Irwin family care for William on May 31, 2014.
Community Comes
Through for Irwin
Family and William
Valerie Gillies
Editor/Lucknow Sentinel
The Dungannon Agricul-
tural Society grounds were
a busy place on May 31,
2014. The Dungannon Dis-
trict Lions Club held a fun-
draiser Live and Silent
Auction to raise money to
assist the Irwin family add
an addition to their home
for equipment needed to
continue to care for their
son William. The parking
lot remained full the entire
time, often with overflow
parking onto the road,
while participants came
and went in shifts through-
out the afternoon.
The Agricultural Hall
was filled with tables
loaded with donated items
for the Silent Auction. The
tables were divided into 4
sections by colour, with
bidding on a specific col-
our closing on each hour
from noon to 3 p.m. Also
inside the Hall were the
coffee and donut booth by
the Dungannon Agricul-
tural Society and a bake
sale held by the Grade 4/5
class of Brookside Public
School.
The Dungannon Lions
had their lunch van out-
side of the Hall where they
served up their "best ham-
burgers you have ever
tasted" according to many
in the crowd as well as cold
beverages and other meal
items.
The pavilion held tables
for a yard sale where shop-
pers could purchase the
items by donation. At 2
p.m. more fun began in the
Valerie Gillies / Lucknow Sentinel
Autcioneer Gordon "Harry" Brindley (left) of Brindley Auctions
presided over the Live Auction portion of the fundraiser held
May 31, 2014 by the Dungannon Lions Club to help the Irwin
family care for their son William.
pavilion as auctioneer Gor-
don Brindley, better
known as Harry, con-
ducted the live auction.
At the time of reporting
there was no total available
for the event. However,
organizers feel confident
that they met their goal of
raising $25,000 toward the
estimated $100,000 needed
for the entire project. The
organizers and those who
contributed in any way are
to be commended for this
highly successful event.
The Irwin family expressed
their gratitude and amaze-
ment at the overwhelming
response.