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This year has brought numerous challenges requiring new visions, including Rotary Club of La Conner’s annual auction on Aug. 20. Typically held at La Conner’s Maple Hall, this year’s virtual, online only auction’s theme is “Through the Looking Glass: 2020 Vision.”

Proceeds from the La Conner Rotary auction support La Conner High School scholarships, dictionaries for third graders, a book a month from birth through age five for all children in the La Conner School District through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, bookmobiles in Guatemala and Honduras and the La Conner Library.

Auction items include a week-long stay in Santa Fe, two-day getaways, a private Italian cooking class for eight and much more, plus the opportunity to donate to the scholarship, Honduras project or elementary children weekend food programs.

Enjoy bidding from the comfort of your own home! Registration is free. Sign up now and start viewing auction items. Bidding starts on Aug. 13 and ends on the 20th. You can view the auction live 6-7 p.m. Aug. 20.

Event sponsors include Skagit Tradition Realty, Tillinghast Postal and Business Center, Maritime Fabri-cations, Inc., Jerry Smith Chevrolet, La Conner Weekly News, Swinomish Casino & Lodge, Frog and Cog and Crescent Moon Yoga.

The Club welcomes additional items and services for the auction.

To donate items or services and to sign up for bidding: rclcf2020.ggo.bid.

Source: La Conner Rotary Club