The Covington Rotary Club has chosen The Point/Arc as its signature charity for 2018.
As part of this effort, the Covington Rotary is utilizing full club membership to support the mission of The Point/Arc and will sponsor “The Biggest Charity Auction” on Saturday, June 2.
Preview of auction items will begin at 9 a.m. with a silent auction from 9 a.m. to noon and live auction at 1 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Education and Training Center in Erlanger.
Kenton County Sheriff Chuck Korzenborn will serve as master of ceremonies for the event while Auctioneer B. Randall Barnett, C.I.A., will run the live auction.
“Making the most of every dollar donated to The Point/Arc to serve some of society’s most vulnerable citizens, The Point/Arc deserves undying support from everyone,” said Covington Rotary Club president Dave Meyer.
“They are the consummate advocates for those with physical and mental disabilities. For nearly five decades, they have put their faith into action through their service to this holy segment of society. Rotary’s motto is ‘Service Above Self’. The Point/Arc not only embraces our motto, they so beautifully and so humbly show how to live it.”
“The Biggest Charity Auction” will include a live auction with 200 antiques, collectibles, fine art and unique gifts and nearly 100 silent auction items including event tickets, gift cards, themed baskets and top shelf beverages. Items include:
• More than 50 magnificent antique furniture pieces from in pristine shape;
• Mementos from the Beverly Hills Supper Club, including unopened bottles of liquor,
• 19th-century Oriental bed inlaid with ivory,
• 18th-century figure of Shod Shun the God of Long Life,
• Framed antique print of a page from the Nobel King James Bible dated 1611,
• Signed book of poetry by President Jimmy Carter with an inauguration invitation,
• Antique Piano,
• A bugle from the Civil War,
• Chinese antiques once owned by John Wayne,
• Chinese wedding bed with canopy,
• Men and women’s golf clubs and one round of golf for four at Valhalla Golf Club,
• Fur coats.
Admission is free and paddles to bid are $5.00 each. Concessions will also be available, including a variety of beverages.
The Point/Arc, located in Covington, provides opportunities to people with intellectual, developmental and complex disabilities reach their highest potential educationally, residentially, socially and vocationally. The Point/Arc began in 1972 as a parent group with no budget, growing today to a holistic agency with a wide range of around the clock programs for children to adults with varying disabilities.
“We are honored that The Covington Rotary Club is supporting the mission of The Point/Arc. National statistics share that 3 percent of our population has an intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD). You currently may not know someone, but chances are in your lifetime you’ll become acquainted with families who will need our Point services,” said Judi Gerding, Founder and President of The Point/Arc.
“I have the opportunity too few agency executives have and that is to position a thriving non-profit to reach our ultimate goal of never having to turn anyone away who could need our services. The support of The Covington Rotary Club, through both recognition and The Biggest Charity Auction, will allow us to continue to fill in the services gaps for individuals with I/DD in our community and help them to reach their fullest potential.”
The Covington Rotary is a group of professional men and women who work as volunteers to improve the quality of life in their home and world communities.
For more information on “The Biggest Charity Auction”, visit the website or call 859-491-9191.