Students from Stanly Community College’s (SCC) Carolina Auction Academy (CAA) will host a charity auction to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event is scheduled for Monday, November 4, at 6 p.m., and will be held at Hinson’s Auction Barn in Oakboro, NC. This public benefit auction serves as a key component of the students’ coursework, fulfilling one of the final requirements to qualify for the state licensing exam and become certified auctioneers.
Participating students will donate the items they auction off, which has included items such as handmade artwork and homemade cakes in previous years.
Carolina Auction Academy is one of only three approved auctioneering schools in North Carolina. The course meets two nights per week to provide a comprehensive 96-hour course designed to prepare participants to pass the state exam, obtain a license, and have the tools necessary to enter the business world as an auctioneer. The next class begins in January at SCC’s Crutchfield Education Center in Locust. For more information on the program, contact Betty O’Neal at 704-474-5929 or eoneal8048@stanly.edu.