Perth Silent Auction success

Dec 11 2009 by Gordon Bannerman, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

THE Perth and Kinross public dug deep for a record-breaking Silent Auction.

The country might be shivering in the grip of recession but the charity fund-raiser, teed-up by the PA in tandem with Perth Rotary Club, was a heart-warming success.

It reached a climax at the weekend and Rotarians calculated it generated an amazing £22,600 – exceeding last year’s total by £3,500.

Bill Duncan, Rotary club president, and Alison Lowson, editor of the PA, expressed their delight.

Alison said: “It is an incredible figure and we are both amazed and delighted at the public response and the generosity of everyone who contributed the various lots for auction.”

The money raised will be split between The Black Watch Heritage Appeal, the Cornhill Macmillan Centre and Rotary charities.

Fellow organiser David Lindsay said he wanted to thank everyone who made the annual fund-raiser a resounding success.

He added: “I want to say a big ‘thank-you’ to all the businesses who donated highly sought-after lots and to the members of the public who’ve dug deep into their pockets to bid for them.

“The Silent Auction had more lots this year than ever before.

“Because of how popular it’s proved again this year, there’s definitely a good chance it will be taking place again in 2010,” he said.