Goodwill’s gala and auction this weekend

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Neighbors | Submitted.Junior Group of Goodwill volunteers (from left) Jeri Kurian, Kathy Gerberry, Sue Miller and Laurel Chevlen display items to be auctioned off during the 20th annual Junior Group of Goodwill Antique and Collectible Auction at Stambaugh Auditorium on Saturday. The two-day event begins with a gala on Friday, March 2 which includes a jewelry sale, live auction of new items, Chinese auction, silent auction and basket raffle. Home Savings Charitable Foundation, Aim NationaLease, Hill, Barth and King, Gasser Chair Co., Yurchyk and Davis CPA’s, V & M Star, USI Insurance and Allied Waste.

The annual Junior Group of Goodwill Antique and Collectible Auction will be Friday and Saturday at Stambaugh Auditorium with George Roman Auctioneers presiding.

Proceeds from the 20th annual event will benefit Goodwill’s job training and employment services for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Mercer and Lawrence counties. Home Savings Charitable Foundation, Aim NationaLease, Hill, Barth & King, Gasser Chair Co., Yurchyk & Davis CPAs, V&M Star, USI Insurance and Allied Waste are sponsors.

The event begins Friday with a patron party from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Festivities include a collectible jewelry sale featuring several thousand pre-priced pieces, an auction of new items such as a Calvin Johnson autographed Detroit Lions football, Disney Park passes, sports tickets, fine jewelry and much more.

The event also includes the popular basket raffle, a silent auction, a Chinese auction, 50-50 raffle, hors d’oeuvres, pastries and a cash bar.

Tickets for the Friday evening patron party are $25 a person and can be purchased at the Goodwill offices on Belmont Avenue or any of the area Goodwill stores. Tickets must be purchased in advance and the deadline is Monday. Tickets purchased after the deadline will be $30, if still available. Those who purchase a ticket for Friday get in free Saturday with their ticket stub.

Saturday will feature the antique and collectible auction of items collected through Goodwill donations. Preview for the auction will begin at 10 a.m. with the auction starting at 11 a.m. The collectible jewelry sale will open at 10 a.m. Admission is $2 at the door.

The auction will include many collectibles and antiques such as furniture, dolls, paper collectibles, pictures and frames, various ladies antique items, jewelry, glassware, vintage toys and games, military items, musical instruments, vintage Christmas decorations, Roseville, and a large lot of HO gauge trains.

For questions, call Goodwill’s marketing department at 330.759.7921, extension 1207.