PHOTOS Helping Hands Auction
MONTE TURNER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 7 months AGO
From left, Aaron and Sandye Adams along with Glen Babcock worked as greeters at the Helping Hands Auction held at the River Edge Resort and Steakhouse in Alberton. Babcock is the chairman of Helping Hands and said that this time of year, their mission is very simple: “To help kids and families at Christmas that are in need of food and clothes.” They team up with the PEAK Foundation who organizes the Giving Tree for the area and help as many people as financially possible from the Missoula area through Mineral County. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Kristi Thisselle and Donna Perkins were the auctioneers’ aides during the Helping Hands Auction in Alberton. The auction has been taking place for about 30 years helping families at Christmas time. There are several people that are on the board of directors or volunteers with Helping Hands that were recipients of this auction when they were children. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Kindra Fuller is an employee at River Edge Resort & Steakhouse in Alberton but was also instrumental last week in the Helping Hands silent auction. Over 60 items were donated by local residents and businesses to help raise money for family needs at Christmas. (Monte Tuner/Mineral Independent)
Left to right, Aaron and Sandye Adams along with Glen Babcock worked as ‘greeters’ at the Helping Hands Auction held at the River Edge Resort & Steakhouse in Alberton. Babcock is the chairman of Helping Hands and said that this time of year, their mission is very simple: “To help kids and families at Christmas that are in need of food and clothes.” They team up with the PEAK Foundation who organizes the Giving Tree for the area and help as many people as financially possible from the Missoula area through Mineral County.
Kristi Thisselle and Donna Perkins were the auctioneers’ aides during the Helping Hands Auction in Alberton. The auction has been taking place for about 30 years helping families at Christmas time. There are several people that are on the board of directors or volunteers with Helping Hands that were recipients of this auction when they were children. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Kindra Fuller is an employee at River Edge Resort & Steakhouse in Alberton but was also instrumental last week in the Helping Hands silent auction. Over 60 items were donated by local residents and businesses to help raise money for family needs at Christmas. (Monte Tuner/Mineral Independent)ARTICLES BY MONTE TURNER
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