The annual Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction returns on Monday (November 21), this year raising funds for the railway replacement project at Peterborough’s Riverview Park and Zoo.
Bidding for the online auction organized by the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha opens at 11 a.m. on Monday at www.kawartharotaryauction.com and continues until 5 pm. on Sunday, December 4th.
The auction features hundreds of items donated by local businesses and organizations, including children’s toys and games, clothing and accessories, electronics, books, gift cards to local businesses and restaurants, theatre tickets, home appliances and decor items, and more.
Proceeds from the auction will support the Peterborough Kawartha Rotary Club’s commitment for the railway replacement project at Peterborough’s Riverview Park and Zoo.
The much-loved miniature train ride, which runs during the zoo’s summer season, was founded in 1974 by James Hamilton and features a miniature replica of an 1860 locomotive (nicknamed “Rosco”). The train ride is a popular attraction among the zoo’s quarter of a million annual visitors, with 10,000 to 60,000 people riding the train each season.
Income from the train ride supports the operating and capital expenditures at the park and zoo, which is operated by Peterborough Utilities Commission and is Canada’s only free-admission accredited zoo. However, both the train locomotive and passenger coaches need to be replaced, and Riverview Park and Zoo is seeking to raise $300,000 for the replacement project.
Bidding for the Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction at www.kawartharotaryauction.com opens at 11 a.m. on November 21 and closes on December 4 in 20-minute intervals, from 1:20 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Payments can be made via e-transfer to kawartharotaryauction@gmail.com or on-site using cash or debit. Visa and MasterCard will also be accepted, but e-transfers, cash, or debit are preferred to avoid credit card processing fees.
This year’s Kawartha Rotary Auction is sponsored by Stone Guide Realty Limited Brokerage, Park Place Financial, Herod Financial Services, Dan Grady Guarantee Pro Realty Inc. Brokerage, ISL Insurance Brokers, Comstock-Kaye Life Celebration Centre, and Nexicom.
The Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha was established in 1989 and held its inaugural Christmas Gift Auction in 1994, raising $6,965. Originally broadcast on television, the auction went online only in 2008. Last year’s auction raised $17,000 to support Rotary’s donation toward the Peterborough Humane Society’s new animal care centre.
For more information on the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha, visit kawartharotary.com.
For more information on Riverview Park and Zoo, and to donate to or sponsor the railway replacement project, visit www.riverviewparkandzoo.ca.
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