Bearfootin' in
Hendersonville 2005
Bear Auction set for October 22
Saturday, October 22, will see the 3rd annual Bearfootin’ in Hendersonville Public Bear Auction & Bear-B-Q Lunch in front of the Historic Courthouse on Hendersonville’s Main Street. Thirty bears will take their turn on the auction block at this year’s event. Winning auction bidders will need to be prepared to write two checks for their bears -- one check payable to a charity of choice (see list of charities at the end of this article) for 75% of amount to be bid and another check for the remaining 25% to DHI to help underwrite the expenses for Bearfootin’ 2006. As with the first two auctions, the Bearfootin’ in Hendersonville Public Bear Auction on October 22 will accept sealed, absentee bids on individual bears, according to Jim Kastetter, Downtown Hendersonville, Inc.’s, Executive Director. Kastetter
says that each bear at the live auction will open with a minimum bid of
$250 and Bids should include the bidder’s name, address, and phone number; the bear that the bidder is bidding on , and two checks (one payable to a charity of choice for 75% of amount to be bid and the other payable to DHI for the remaining 25% of amount to be bid). If the absentee offer is outbid, checks will be returned to the bidders by mail. Sponsored by local businesses, organizations, and families and created by local artists and craftpersons, the whimsical bears of Bearfootin’ have brought enjoyment to families throughout the world. Kastetter says he has “met folks from every continent but Antarctica admiring our bears on Main Street.” Bearfootin’ in Hendersonville is sponsored jointly by Downtown Hendersonville, Inc., and the Henderson County Arts Council. Information about Bearfootin’ in Hendersonville can be obtained by calling Downtown Hendersonville, Inc., at 828/697-2022 or by visiting DHI’s website at www.dhinc.org. Schedule for Saturday, October 22: 8am-10am – Gathering of bears at Historic Courthouse on Main Street 10am-2:30pm – bears on display; free bidder registration begins; sponsors & artists will be there to talk with bidders, media and visitors Noon-2:30pm – Henderson County Arts Council Bear-B-Q and entertainment 2:30pm-? – Public Auction of the Bears (Stan Shelley and Joette Humphreys of Shelley’s Jewelry and Auction House will again be our auctioneers) Bidding on all bears
will begin at $250. Thanks to United Way
of Henderson County for the following list of Henderson
County charities. We have made every effort to list all 501(c)(3) organizations
in the county. If you are associated with a Henderson County nonprofit
not listed here, please call 697-2022 to be included. Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation Blue Ridge Humane Society Environmental and Conservation Organization Fallen Willow Therapeutic Center
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Seventy-five
percent of the proceeds from the 2005 auction will go to local charities.
In the 2003 and 2004 auctions, the bears brought more than $45,000 to
Henderson County charities. The United Way of Henderson County has provided
a list of some of the local charities that will be available for review
at the auction. The list is included at the end of this article, but please
note, there may be more deserving charities of which we are unaware. To
add a charity to this list, please call 697-2022.
that if there is an absentee bid or bids on a bear, those bids will be
opened first and the highest bid will begin the live bidding on that bear.
Absentee bids should be sent to Auction, DHI, 401 N. Main St., Hendersonville,
NC 28792 in time to be received by 5pm Friday, October 21. 