Organizers are calling the 27th annual Carr center cake auction a huge success.
The two day event last week at the Colony Square Mall in Zanesville raised more than 130,000 dollars for the Carr Center.
"We raised more per cake than we did last year, so we had to be pleased and like every year we never set a goal.Were just tickled to death to get whatever we can and this year was no exception, " Bucci said.
Auctioneer Stephen Vincent says that the event is a...
The 27th Carr Center Cake Auction ended today.
The phones rang until the very end of the auction and several bids doubled in the last few minutes.
Director of the Carr Center, Kim Hosler said this weekend was very steady.
"I would say were holding our own it's not through any major thing that happened, no major giant bid has really thrown us up into our numbers its been a lot of real slow kind of average buying slow and steady wins the race. I think that's where we are...
The 27th Carr Center Cake Auction starts Thursday morning on A-M 1240 radio at 8:15. But the cakes started arriving Wednesday morning at the Colony Square Mall. The cake featured in this story highlights the upcoming Alaskan Cruise hosted by Whiz's Brian Wagner through Holiday Vacations. The cake was baked by Sheena Fortner. We will feature more cakes as they arrive at the Mall.
The two-day event which will be broadcasted on AM-1240 radio, takes place at The Colony Square Mall April 25-26. People will be able to bid on about 400 entries ranging from small homemade cakes to large professionally made cakes and all of them come with incentives.
"Some of the incentives might just be as small as a themed coffee themed basket with cups. Some of the larger incentives are sometimes for trips or for larger ticket items. Of course the sky is the limit and we're...
Cub Scout Pack 121 had their 24th Annual Father-Son Cake auction at Dresden United Methodist Church. The Cub Scouts auctioned off 30 cakes to residents to raise money for their upcoming summer camp trip this August.
"We usually get a good turnout from the community to come bid on our cakes, everybody has a good time and has a lot of fun," said Cub Scouts Pack 121 Chairman Dam Riley.
The Cub Scouts were given a ribbon and a Hershey bar for participating in the bake-off....
The phones were ringing off the hook as eager buyers placed bids on beautifully decorated cakes and even sweeter incentives.
The Carr Center hosted day two of its 26th annual cake auction at the Colony Square Mall in Zanesville. Co-chair Scott Boyer said more than 200 volunteers have been working hard to make this event possible.
"The stuff we do out here on the center stage is the easy part," said Boyer. "It's the volunteers that are behind the scenes...
The 25th Carr Center Cake Auction is over and the numbers are in.
This year's two day total comes in at 131,210 dollars. WHIZ's cake sold for 3,000 dollars three times during the last ten minutes of bidding.
"We went from about 115,000 to 130,000 in a heartbeat," said John Hajjar, Executive Director, Carr Center.
Hajjar says even though this year's total is lower than last year's 138,500 dollars raised, it still provides around a quarter of the Carr Center's...
The public is invited to view all of the cakes submitted for the 25th Annual Carr Center Cake Auction.
It was a busy Wednesday at the Colony Square Mall as participants carefully brought in each of their cakes and placed it in its assigned area. Volunteer Tammy Porter said she enjoys seeing what each baker creates and how much they will go for.
"When you talk to the cake bakers and see how many hours they've put in, I asked a lady who came in earlier and she said she's...
All the bids are in and the numbers have been tallied.
The 24th Annual Carr Center Cake Auction brought in $138,005.
"We're about $2,000 less than we did last year," said Guest Auctioneer Ron Bucci. "We would have been tickled to death if we did $120,000. This community loves the cake auction. They love the Carr Center and what it does for the community."
According to Bucci, the Carr Center will be able to continue the good works they...
The annual Carr Center Cake Auction is well on its way to a successful year.
Nearly half the 410 cakes now have new homes with owners excited about the prizes they've won.
"Everything's going fine," said Carr Center Executive Director Anna Oertel. "We're about on track to where we were this time last year. The energy is fabulous. People are calling in all the time. We've even got more people bringing out cakes today. So things are going well."
The final...
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