Care Train Auction raises $240K

By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette

Residents and businesses turned out for the annual Care Train of Union County over the weekend.

The holiday themed event, held at McAuliffe’s ACE Hardware on Saturday, brought in $240,000 this year through the auction, sponsorships and donations. With that, the Care Train Board of Directors approved the distribution of $232,275 in food gift cards this year to prequalified families, seniors and disabled individuals, according to event organizers.

“So many hands went into all of this today,” said Erica Goodwin, president of the board. “We operate on less than 10% overhead so that you can be guaranteed everything that you gave today goes right back to o…

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