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Frankenmuth PTO to conduct Quarter Auction August 13

  A new group was recently formed to help support the three schools that are part of the Frankenmuth School District.

  The Frankenmuth PTO was founded by a group of women, with the organization starting from the ground up to raise funds throughout the year to offer assemblies at both List Elementary and E.F. Rittmueller Middle schools, bring fun events to the high school, support staff and teachers in their classrooms, lounges, and during teacher appreciation week, help with the cost of Camp Hartley and the Washington, D.C. trip, and host events and activities at all three buildings.

  One of the fundraisers planned is a Quarter Auction, set for Thursday, August 13, at Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth. Social hour is 6:45-7:15pm, with the Quarter Auction 7:30-10pm.

  PTO Auction Co-Chair, Traci Cornelius,  explains a Quarter Auction is a fun, fast-paced, and interactive auction with prizes persons can win by spending only a quarter on each prize. A Quarter Auction gives everyone an equal chance to win auction items.

  “The school Marcus and I taught at in Nevada did a Quarter Auction for the golf team and it was a huge success, I believe $12,000 a year, and that was 20 years ago.” Cornelius said. “The best part of the Quarter Auction is that everyone has a chance to win prizes. Winning is not based on how much money someone spends.”

  Each guest purchases a ticket for the auction. They receive a paddle with an auction number on it. A corresponding numbered ball goes into a hopper. The auctioneer announces each item, and if the person wants the item, they drop a quarter into a container on their table....

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