LETTER Thanks to a whole bunch of folks for help with the auction

Dear Cody:

Iron City Ministries would like to thank the following individuals, businesses, and Churches that made the 3rd Annual Auction a success. Many generously contributed items, money, and volunteer time.

Over $13,000 was raised to pay off the ICM building and provide over $1,300 for area needy children for Christmas gifts.

A BIG “thank you” goes to the Business Sponsor, Byars Used Cars and to the Diamond Sponsor, St. John’s United Methodist Church.

Platinum Auction Sponsors: Blacksburg Rotary Club, Rev. Bucky Brown, Buffalo Baptist Church, First Baptist Church Blacksburg, McDaniel Construction, Mt. Paran Baptist Church, P&L Erosion Control, Piedmont Animal Hospital, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Tommy’s Body Shop, Weavetec, Inc., and Wire-Rite, Inc.

Gold Auction Sponsors: Dr. Susan Bland, Timmy and Angie Brown, NM and Betty Floyd, and People’s Choice Insurance & Financial Services.

Silver Auction Sponsors: Cherokee Builders, Cherokee County Republican Party, Ralph and Sue Drye, Troy Gaffney, Julia’s Dance Company, Stacy Trucking Company, Inc., Thompson Bros. Exterminating, and Terry White.

Special Friends Sponsors: Chris and Elise Barrett, Ernie Livingston, and Ozzies.

Local Donors: A Pet U Bet, Thayer and Karen Addington, Aegean Pizza, Airgrafx-FX, Amerolina Properties, Applebee’s, Badcock Furniture, Basket Case, Baset Chiropractic, Mr. And Mrs. William Beach, Diana Bedenbaugh, Benton Tire, Bible Factory Outlet, Brafford Chiropractic, Brannon’s Seafood, Bronco’s, Brookview Healthcare, Bucky Brown, Brown’s Butcher Shop, Buford St. Drugs/Ace Hardware, Burns Auto Sales & Service, Betty Byars, Carolina Cuts, Dr. James Carroll, CHAPS, Cherokee Alarm Systems, Cherokee County Coin Club, Dr. Jeffrey Cleland, Colonial Fish Camp, Correll Insurance, Cracker Barrel, Chase Crawford, Creative Framing, Crystal Sea Fish Camp, and Curves of Blacksburg.

Also, Earl’s Speed and Custom, Mary Ann Elliot, Falls Hardware, Fatz Cafe, Fitz and Floyd, Betty Floyd, The Frame Depot, Elaine Fulton, Fulton Competition, Gaffney Country Club, Gaffney Lumber Company, Gaffney Pawn Shop, Gene’s Pit Stop, Charlie Goforth’s New and Used Cars, Grapevine Day Spa and Salon, Hames Music, Tracy Hamrick, Rev. Brian Harris, Hartzog’s, Chester Harvey, Harvey’s Drive-In, Healing Hands Massage, Hidden Springs Farm, House of Pizza, Hal and Brenda Howington, Iron Station, J&G Pillow & Cloth, Jockey, Drs. Hank and Michelle Jolly, Joy Wok Chinese Restaurant, Julia’s, Flora King, Kirby’s Flowers and Gifts, L’eggs Hanes Bali, Limestone College Book Store, Limestone College Girl’s Softball Team, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Glenn London, Long John Silver’s and Love’s Fish Box.

Also, Magic Touch Massage, Main Attraction Video, Danyel Mayes, Medi-Fare Drug/Home Health Care, Mikasa, Steve Moss, Thomas Moss, Neal’s Key Shop, Nestle’s Frozen Foods, 0’Reilly Auto Parts, OshKosh B’Gosh, Outback Steak House, Painter’s Greenhouse, Papa G’s Collectables, Papa G’s, Rev. Anne Parrott, Pete’s, Piedmont Glass and Mirror Co., Inc., Piedmont Springs Interiors, Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Precious Memories, Putnam Distributors, Radcliff Family Chiropractic, Randall’s TV, Red Door Variety, David Richardson, Ryan’s Family Steak House, Sagebrush Steak House, SageSport, Second Time Around, SelfStorage, Sherwin Williams, Roger Shiflett/TransMed, Inc., Side Street Diner, Sisk Chiropractic Clinic, Sleep Easy Mattress, Smith Studios, Something Else Salon, Sonic Drive-In, Paula Steven, Coach Phil Strickland, and Suzan’s Hair Salon.

Also, Taylor Watson, Vincent Tharpe, Tide Car Wash, Topper’s Styling Salon, Turn 4 Pizza, Dr. Wes Turnage, Sharon Turner, Ultra Lube, Upstate Carolina Medical Center, Varsity Square, Elliot Walker, Lynn Walker, Wallace-White, Wal-Mart, White House Inn, George Wilkins, Wilson Florist & Custom Embroidery, and Zale’s Jewelry.

With special thanks to: Auctioneer Thomas Moss and Family, The Blacksburg All-Male Chorus, David and Kathy Richardson’s famous chicken stew, Claude Cobb, and the Blacksburg Middle School.

Thanks to the auction committee who volunteered their time to make the auction a success: Karen Addington, Leslie Cobb, Rev. Vernon Craig, Rev. Rick Douglas, Linda Falls, Betty Floyd, Elaine Fulton, Rev. Brian Harris, Brenda Howington, Rev. George Kirby, Danyel Mayes, Debby Mullinax, Charles Neal, and Shannon and Sydney Smith.

Sincerely,

Suzy McLean Director of Development

Iron City Ministries

Blacksburg, SC