MINDEN, La. - Thank you for being a friend of St. Jude.
That's the theme of the òòò½ÊÓƵset for Thursday through Sunday in Minden.
Guests can visit this Super Bowl weekend at the Minden Civic Center in downtown Minden. The event will be broadcast live on , Optimum cable channel 11, or livestream through the website .
Be sure to look around the website for auction and raffle updates, sponsor information, and ways to give to the kids and families atòòò½ÊÓƵ. Auction items also will be featured on and .ÌýÌý
Opportunities to win high end electronics, services ranging from landscaping to granite counter tops, an RV, side-by-side, trips, jewelry, guns, and aòòò½ÊÓƵgrand prize with the choice of $50,000 or a 2025 GMC Yukonòòò½ÊÓƵare just a few of the items available to take chances on.
Raffles are drawn each day and hundreds of items are auctioned live as well. An auction board involves four items that you may call in (318-377-1100) and place bids on to win. There is a time limit of 1 or 2 minutes, and the auctions run throughout the entire four-day event.
Board items range from local gift cards, handmade items, art and countless donations of anything you can imagine. Available throughout the weekend are special auctions that take place for what are called òòò½ÊÓƵœbig board items." These are high value items for people to bid on.
Past items that have been offered include whole ribeye steaks, designer sunglasses, antiques and autographed footballs, but those are just to name a few. Boards cannot be bid on the website.
The Minden St. Jude Auction began more than four decades ago in a little local radio station in Minden.ÌýToday, it has grown to become a four-day event that takes place annually on Super Bowl weekend.
Over the years, the auction has raised more than $30 million for St. Jude, making it the most successful fundraiser, per capita, for the hospital in the country.Ìý
Once again, the auction will be available to watch/listen/stream/bid viaòòò½ÊÓƵKASO/KBEF, Optimum, and, of course, via the website atòòò½ÊÓƵ.Ìý
