News Coverage: Virtual Auction Supports Six Local Charities

More press coverage of the Fighting COVID Together virtual online auction, thanks to CTV for the interview May 23, 2020.

Would you like to lease a sports car? How about owning some Canucks Collector memorabilia? Or what about hosting a backyard barbeque for your entire neighbourhood?

Those are some of the prizes up for grabs at Saturday’s Fighting COVID Together Online Charity Auction, which is hosted by Able Auctions.

The event benefits charities that are providing health care, conducting research, delivering meals, helping children with special needs, and supporting women and communities.

“We have six organizations that truly represent the Lower Mainland in terms of doing wonderful work right in the trenches with COVID-19,” said auctioneer Howard Blank, one of the organizers of the event.

The six charities are: Dr. Peter Aids Foundation, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, VGH Ho and UBC Hospital Foundation, Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Variety the Children’s Charity and Sources Foundation.

“Charities are having issues getting their voice heard because, you know, COVID is taking up all their time out there. And a lot of people think that because we’re sequestered at home or we’re doing social distancing everything is stopped out there but the need is even greater,” Blank said.

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