FORKS — The 52nd annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction is this Saturday and Sunday.
The auction is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Forks High School commons, 261 Spartan Ave.
This two-day event is a fundraiser for Forks High students featuring a live auction of hundreds of items, such as cookies, pies, hand-made items from the Olympic Corrections Center, firewood, hunting trips, gift baskets and gift certificates.
The auction funds scholarships to Forks High graduates to pay for college costs, vocational school fees or tools for graduates heading off to work.
Any Forks High graduate is eligible to receive a scholarship as many as two times based on financial need, grades and participation in past auctions.
Each year, the graduating class at Forks High takes part in collecting donations and supporting the auction.
Student coordinators this year are Jaiden Capp and Reece Moody.
Thousands of dollars
Last year, the auction raised $80,000, while the 2014 auction raised a record-breaking $88,000.
Since its beginning, organizers have said, the auction has raised more than $1 million.
Auction items can be viewed at www.searchforks.com/qvsa.
To bid on an item, go to the high school commons or tune into 1490 AM.
Donations can be made directly to the scholarship fund by mailing a check to the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction, P.O. Box 976, Forks, WA 98331.
For information, call Jerry Leppell at 360-640-1849, Cheri Dahlgren at 360-640-0535 or JoMarie Miller at 360-640-4326.
