UW starts $260,000 campaign Friday

A quilt valued at $500 will be sold at an online auction Friday to benefit the Callaway County United Way.
A quilt valued at $500 will be sold at an online auction Friday to benefit the Callaway County United Way.

More than 100 items to be auctioned online will be displayed Friday at the Fulton Walmart parking lot during the annual Kickoff and Radiothon to benefit the Callaway County United Way.

"We have a wide variety of items that have been donated to help the United Way reach its annual fund-raising goal of $260,000. I'm still receiving donated items and adding them to our auction page. There's something for everyone. Some items are worth $5 and others are valued up to $600," said Kathy Richey Liddle, executive director of the Callaway County United Way.

Items donated for the auction include:

• Two hand-made quilts valued at $500 each.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.