Bidding Over The Airwaves Brings Big Bucks For United Way

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Nothing like a good auction to get the blood pumping and the dollars flowing. On Friday, March 3, WHCU (Ithaca, NY) Morning Newswatch host Lee Rayburn auctioned off a different restaurant and wine pairing every hour to listeners. The auction raised $5,030 in 12 hours (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.), and has raised over $16,000 in the past three years. All proceeds went to the United Way of Tompkins County. Each restaurant had donated a $200 gift certificate and each winery donated a case of wine or craft beer.
Lee Rayburn said, “I am humbled and grateful for the generosity of WHCU’s listeners. I am overwhelmed by the support that our local businesses give to the United Way’s efforts. I am overjoyed by the difference that the United Way makes through its affiliate organizations and their daily work in creating a quality of life in our community that is clearly second to none.”

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