Thursday, March 28, 2024

Mansfield Lions Club Auction continues four-decade tradition

Event of the year

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MANSFIELD – Along with its June Play Day and parade the annual Lions Club Auction on the first Saturday of October is the biggest event of the year in The Town at the End of the Rails. This year’s 42nd auction held on Oct. 2, continues a tradition that has attracted buyers from all over the map for the past four decades and helps the Lion’s Club raise funds for school scholarships and charitable causes.
Lions Club member and auction volunteer Lynn Poole said just about anything can be found at the community-wide event.
“No junk…and no clothes,” Poole said about what you will not find.
Poole said the Lions use the auction proceeds to fund high school scholarships and other causes.
“People who need eyeglasses, hearing aids and all kinds of stuff,” said Poole. “It all goes back into the community,”
There is always a selection of vehicles from which to choose but this year the hands-down favorite with bidders was a rare vintage 1976 AMC Pacer X that was manufactured in limited quantities from 1975-80 and billed as The First Wide Small Car. Successful for only a short time the Pacer is now popular with some car collectors.
Auctioneer Tucker Cool and Best Bid Auctions, LLC, handled the bidding.

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