DAVIDSON COUNTY – Dozens of items will be auctioned off later this month to benefit the Ledford High School Athletic Booster Club during the club’s annual fundraiser in High Point.

The fifth annual Ledford High Athletic Booster Club auction and dinner, titled, “Set Sail to Paradise,” will be held at the High Point County Club at 6 p.m. March 20. The event has been known to raise thousands of dollars to help support the athletic programs of Ledford High, said Donald Palmer, the school’s athletic director.

According to Palmer, members of the Ledford High Athletic Booster Club have volunteered several hours to prepare for this year’s event. Trips, tickets to sporting events, autographed Brad Hoover and Madison Hedgecock jerseys, furniture and jewelry are among items that will be auctioned off.

Palmer said funds raised during the auction and dinner will go to help pay off the school’s gymnasium, which was completed a few years ago. He said funds will also go to help maintain the upkeep of the rest of Ledford High’s athletic facilities as well.

“Everything that you see at the high school, at least in our county, is the booster club,” Palmer said. “The county didn’t necessarily put the tennis courts there, the track, the football field, the baseball field and the practice areas. All of those were funded and still have to be maintained by the booster club.”

Palmer and the booster club hope to raise between $60,000 and $70,000 this year. In previous years, the club has raised as much as $100,000 during the fundraiser.

“It’s a good opportunity to see fellow alumni from Ledford,” Palmer said of the fundraiser. “It’s a good opportunity to get people together from this area. There are some bargains here.”

Tickets for the event can be purchased for $45 by contacting Palmer at 769-9671 or visiting Ledford High’s Web site. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 12.

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The auction will be held at 6 p.m. March 20 at the High Point Country Club

Tickets for the event can be purchased for $45 by contacting Palmer at 769-9671 or visiting Ledford High’s Web site. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 12.