2024 Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction returns to benefit meaningful community projects in Peterborough

Annual auction runs November 18 to December 1 with more than one hundred items donated by local businesses and organizations

Kawartha Rotary's annual Christmas Auction raises funds to support a variety of community projects in Peterborough. In October 2024, Brock Mission's Primary Care Clinic, which offers medical care for anyone experiencing homelessness, celebrated the opening of a much-needed washroom made possible with funding from the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha and the Peterborough Family Health Team. Pictured from left to right are nurse practitioner Lee-Anne Quinn, Kawartha Rotary president Dean Ostrander, Peterborough Family Health Team CEO Duff Sprague, Peterborough Street Medicine physician Dr. John Beamish, and Brian O'Toole and Wendy Swain of Kawartha Rotary's major projects committee. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)
Kawartha Rotary's annual Christmas Auction raises funds to support a variety of community projects in Peterborough. In October 2024, Brock Mission's Primary Care Clinic, which offers medical care for anyone experiencing homelessness, celebrated the opening of a much-needed washroom made possible with funding from the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha and the Peterborough Family Health Team. Pictured from left to right are nurse practitioner Lee-Anne Quinn, Kawartha Rotary president Dean Ostrander, Peterborough Family Health Team CEO Duff Sprague, Peterborough Street Medicine physician Dr. John Beamish, and Brian O'Toole and Wendy Swain of Kawartha Rotary's major projects committee. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to support the local community while shopping for gifts this holiday season, the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha’s annual Christmas Auction returns for its 26th year on Monday (November 18).

The annual auction features more than one hundred items donated local businesses and organizations, including children’s toys and games, clothing and accessories, gift cards to local businesses and restaurants, theatre and hockey tickets, home appliances and decor items, and more.

Bidding for the online auction opens at 11 a.m. on Monday at www.kawartharotaryauction.com and closes on Sunday, December 1st in 20-minute intervals, from 1:20 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Established in 1994, the Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction has raised many thousands of dollars every year to benefit worthwhile community initiatives supported by Kawartha Rotary, such as the railway replacement project at the Riverview Park and Zoo. Proceeds from the 2024 online auction, which runs from November 18 to December 1, will support a variety of community projects in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)
Established in 1994, the Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction has raised many thousands of dollars every year to benefit worthwhile community initiatives supported by Kawartha Rotary, such as the railway replacement project at the Riverview Park and Zoo. Proceeds from the 2024 online auction, which runs from November 18 to December 1, will support a variety of community projects in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)

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.

Over the years, the Christmas auction has raised many thousands of dollars to benefit worthwhile community initiatives supported by Kawartha Rotary, including a new washroom at Brock Mission’s primary care clinic, the splashpad at Nichols Oval, the outdoor gym at Beavermead Park, the outdoor musical instruments park at the Riverview Park and Zoo, the Peterborough police canine unit, capital projects at Hospice Peterborough, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, YES Shelter for Youth and Families, and the Peterborough Animal Care Centre, and more.

Last year’s auction raised over $16,000 to support a variety of community projects in Peterborough, with proceeds from this year’s auction doing the same.

The sponsors of the 2024 Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction. (Supplied logos)
The sponsors of the 2024 Kawartha Rotary Christmas Auction. (Supplied logos)

This year’s auction is sponsored by Stone Guide Realty Limited Brokerage, Herod Financial Services, Darling Insurance, Commercial Press, Park Place Financial, ISL Insurance Brokers, Best Western Plus Otonabee Inn, Nexicom, Comstock-Kaye Life Celebration Centre, and Iron Horse Ranch.

Payments for winning bids can be made via e-transfer to kawartharotaryauction@gmail.com or 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 so all of the proceeds can stay in the community.

For more information on the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha, visit kawartharotary.com.

 

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