Care to Learn silent auction part of elementary’s Christmas program

A silent auction benefiting the Gainesville Care to Learn program will be held Dec. 7 during the Gainesville Elementary School’s Christmas program. Bidding on the items will begin at 5 p.m. and will continue until 6:45 p.m., when the second half of the Christmas program begins. Winners will be announced following the end of the second half, around 7:45 p.m. 

Local businesses and individuals donated some of the items to be offered in the auction, including things like Pioneer Woman cookware, a basket of cleaning items for detailing cars and a Top Dog Fitness Center bundle that includes a membership, backpack, sweatshirt and T-shirt. Baskets of items put together by Gainesville Elementary classes will also be available for bidding. Class baskets focus on these themes: kindergarten, winter wonderland; first grade, snow day; second grade, outdoor hunting; third grade, family night; fourth grade, Christmas and Christmas tree; fifth grade, holiday baking; and sixth grade, movie night. 

All proceeds will benefit the Gainesville chapter of Care to Learn, a program that aims to provide immediate funding to area students to meet needs including health, hunger and hygiene. 

For more information on the silent auction or the Care to Learn program call Nicole Hambelton, Care to Learn liaison for the Gainesville School, at 417-679-4416.