Sending thanks to all who joined us for this year’s Community Auction – bidders, buyers, donors, volunteers, and sponsors! 

We hosted another successful Community Auction fundraiser at the Rockland Elks Club. In the Club’s spacious meeting room, clusters of Trekkers students gathered, parents and guardians caught up, supporters chatted with staff, volunteers, and alumni, and bidders from across the community bid on items from their favorite businesses. Once again, the highlight of the evening was watching the interaction between auctioneer team Bruce and Becky Gamage and Trekkers students as they presented the Live Auction items. For the seventh year in a row, the auction included a plow donated by Fisher Engineering. 

Then, there were the countless people and businesses who showed up for the students by donating an item, volunteering time before or after the event, or absentee bidding from afar. To these present but not in-person supporters – thank you! You also very much made this year’s success possible.   

All told, 54 families were fundraising. We had 75 bidders and raised $21,339.26. This is the first of the three student fundraiser events (in March, is our Catalog Fundraiser and in June, the Trekkers 5K road race). 

Many businesses and donors from across the community generously contributed and made this success possible. We encourage all to consider visiting these businesses who support this community. Click here to view the full catalog with all contributing donors listed. We’ll also be posting a full list of donors on our Facebook page @trekkersonline, this week.  

A Special Thanks to 2022 Business Sponsors! 

Machias Savings Bank, Spectrum, naretiv, Habor Road Veterinary Hospital, Steel-Pro Inc, First National Bank and First National Wealth Management, Adventure Advertising, Horch Roofing, The Grasshopper Shop, Bay Chiropractic Center, Monhegan Boat Line, Fisher Engineering, J. Edward Knight & Company, Dead River Company, Rockport Steel Inc., Lyman-Morse, Fiore, Cape Air, Taxes Plus, Thomaston Family Dentistry, Joe French’s Quality Car Care Inc, Allen Insurance and Financial, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Maine Coast Orthodontics, Lonza Rockland, and O’Hara Corporation. 

Wishing you a happy fall season.

Amie Hutchison is executive director of Trekkers 

About Trekkers: For over 25 years, the nonprofitn Trekkers has been dedicated to helping young people thrive. Through its unique six-year mentoring and expeditionary learning program, research shows programs help increase students’ resiliency, relationship-building, and aspirations for the future. To learn more, visit the website at trekkers.org.