Christmas trees are sprouting all over the city, lights are being hung, and the stomachaches we all suffer from after Thanksgiving are still just anticipatory pangs of discomfort. And, for the 11^th year in a row, Bob Parks Realty is looking forward to its involvement in the Christmas 4 Kids Fundraiser, an annual event that has helped bring joy to deserving children in the area that might not otherwise have anything under that Christmas tree to enjoy come Christmas morning.

November 15^th at 5:00 pm the “Christmas 4 Kids Auction” will begin at The Derby Club, located in Kennesaw Farms, Gallatin, TN. A wide variety of items will be available to bid on. There are practical gifts to be purchased such as gift certificates, numbering up to $200.00 in value. Perhaps a case of whiskey for those of you looking to take the edge of the holiday stresses, or those looking to share some bottled cheer. Or maybe a certain someone in your life would appreciate a gorgeous reproduction piece of furniture made by John Garrott, a locally renowned 83 year old man that makes 18^th and 19^th century furniture reproductions. He has donated a beautiful two drawer table, lovingly crafted by his own well-respected hands. John Garrott is the founder of the Sumner County Museum, and has dedicated his life to learning and reproducing the styles of our forefather’s furnishings.

If unique home furnishings with a story are something that appeals to your aesthetic nature perhaps the barrel top donated by The Jack Daniels Distillery, signed by Master Distiller Jeff Arnett will interest you. Overseeing the entire whiskey making process since 2008, Mr. Arnett is only the seventh Master Distiller named in the 142 years Jack Daniels has been making whiskey. That’s a signature that carries weight, on a barrel that carried history.

Furniture and whiskey isn’t your thing, you say? How about music? And not just any music… how about a beautiful autographed fiddle? Signed by Charlie Daniels, very same man headlining this year’s Christmas 4 Kids Benefit Concert, celebrating their 10^th year at the Ryman Auditorium?

No matter your personal interests this auction has consistently raised enough revenue to provide over 350 winter coats to students in our local communities. So come out, gather, eat some food and bid on some items next Tuesday, November 15th and help warm the hearts and bodies of our local children in need. And if you place a winning bid on an item you can’t imagine your Christmas without… all the better.

Posted by:  Jennifer McClarney

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