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100 Mile Lions dinner/auction enjoyed by all

Attendance up and folks dug deep for local charities
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Melissa Linnell had a great time trying out the ski goggles

The 100 Mile House Lions Club’s annual dinner/auction was a huge success on Nov. 15, Lion Kim Taylor says, adding everyone seemed to have a great time.

Some 115 people attended the Lions major fundraiser of the year at the 100 Mile Community Hall, where $11,500 was raised, which will be dispersed locally, she adds.

“It was a great turnout and it was up significantly from last year’s event. It was up there with some of our best turnouts for the dinner/auction.”

Taylor notes the club gives money to the soccer fields, South Cariboo Health Foundation, school scholarships, local cadets, White Cane Club, people in need and many other donations.

The evening started with a couple of fun games to warm up the crowd before the great dinner put on by BJ’s Donuts & Eatery, she says.

There were silent and live auctions and she adds Lions secretary Ron Graves and Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett did at great job as auctioneers.

Taylor says a pair of ski goggles with a camera attached was probably the most unique item on the auction block and it garnered a lot of attention.

“All in all, it was a great night.”