The Lewis-Clark State Men’s Basketball team will hold its annual Dollar Auction fundraiser on Friday, Aug. 12 at the Lewiston Roundup Grounds Ketch Pen.
During the dollar auction, a person with his or her back to the audience will set a pre-determined amount of time that an auction item is up for bid. The time, which will be accompanied by music, will vary. Each table will have a runner who will have a table number sign in his or her hands. When an item goes up for bid, anyone at the table wanting to bid on the item will hold up a dollar bill. A runner will then hold up the table number, which the auctioneer will call out. When the number is called, the runner will take a dollar bill from a bidder and then quickly move to the next bidder at the table.
The auctioneer will call off numbers quickly to allow dollar bills to be gathered. When the music stops, the person who held up the last dollar bill collected by a runner when time expires wins the item up for bid.
For those who are unable to attend, there is also a silent auction online with various large ticket items. The silent auction is open now and will remain open until 9:30 p.m. Friday.
All proceeds go directly to the men’s basketball program to aid in student athlete scholarships and costs associated with travel and related program expenses.
The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday, with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the live auction to follow.
Tickets are $45 each and include dinner along with complimentary beer, wine or soda. Tickets can be purchased online here.
