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LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Bear auction breaks record again

Carrie Ann Chandler of Smart Start Partnership for Children seeks bids for Subi & Hunter.

By Lightning Reports, Published: October 17, 2021

The 19th edition of the Bearfootin' Bear Auction raised $102,400 for charities and the Friends of Downtown, breaking last year's total of $84,109, which was 49 percent higher than 2019.

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Bear artists, nonprofit leaders, city leaders and the Friends of Downtown celebrated the end of the Bearfootin' auction with music and bidding on Saturday afternoon until the 6 p.m. deadline. Emcees Brian Byrd and city Economic Development Director Lew Holloway cheerled for the bidding for the 20 bears and announced the new record when the bidding ended.