Sweet Potato Festival auction to benefit Animal Shelter
Auction items at the 2017 Sweet Potato Festival will include housewares, artwork, pet items, and more.
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net
The 2018 Sweet Potato Festival is already shaping up to be a day packed with fun for the whole family, and a newly added event will offer guests a chance to take home some very special items while helping the Darlington County Humane Society.
Festival organizers the Pilot Club of Darlington are adding two auctions to this year’s staged entertainment lineup, which already boasts singing, dancing, cheer performance and tumbling. These auctions will offer a variety of unique merchandise generously donated by local businesses. All proceeds from the auctions will benefit the DCHS Animal Shelter.
Items for the 12 p.m. auction include:
A South Carolina State Flag (donated by Denny Neilson)
Assorted Pet Items (donated by Pet Smart of Florence)
A Wellness Basket (donated by The Counseling Center of Florence)
Brass Bowl (donated by Minnie’s Giftique)
Diamond Ring (donated by Jeweler’s Bench)
Two Headboards for Twin Beds (Donated by Flowers Furniture Sales)
Items for the 2 p.m. auction include:
Gift Items (donated by Merle Norman Studio)
Gift Certificate (donated by Walmart)
Framed Print of Old Darlington Courthouse (donated by the Historical Commission)
Framed Print of Old Darlington City Hall (donated by the Historical Commission)
Two Tickets to the Southern 500 (donated by Darlington Raceway)
Carved Wooden Bowl (donated by South of Pearl)
Sweet Potato guests are encouraged to bring items the shelter needs such as trash bags, paper towels, kitten or puppy formula, dry kibble, hand sanitizer, laundry detergent and bleach. Pilot Club member and longtime Sweet Potato Festival organizer Ruth Flowers says that any child who brings one of these items for the shelter will receive a toy as a reward.
Anyone wishing to donate can contact Ruth Flowers at 843-393-4721.
The 2017 Sweet Potato Festival is scheduled for October 14 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the Darlington Public Square.
