Civitan Club Raises Over $10,000 For Its Charities From Annual Fruitcake Auction

  • Friday, December 8, 2023
Shown are  Josh Dempsey, board member; former  Little Miss Wheelchair for Tennessee Anora Martin, and former president of the Civitan Club Cathy Robbins
Shown are Josh Dempsey, board member; former Little Miss Wheelchair for Tennessee Anora Martin, and former president of the Civitan Club Cathy Robbins

The Chattanooga Civitan Club held its annual fruitcake auction on Friday at the Masonic Lodge.

The club, which is one of the oldest civic clubs in Chattanooga, assists and supports special needs children in the Chattanooga  area.

Over $10,000 was raised at the auction to go toward the charities that it supports.

Radio and TV personality and club member Jed Mescon was the master of ceremony.

Special guest was Anora Martin, age 9, who is a former Ms. Tennessee's  Little Miss Wheel Chair. 

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