Hospital Silent Auction next week

ODESSA — The local Memorial Healthcare Center is hosting its annual silent auction, wine tasting and microbrew sampling next week. The festivities culminate with the live event in the Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 3.

Mobile bidding begins at 10 a.m. Monday, April 29, and is done via Bidpal. Interested bidders can text Odessahealth to 243725 for more information.

The silent auction, Buy it Now Board and Dessert Auction will be at 7:45 p.m. May 3. Live auction bidding begins at 8:15 p.m. and can only be done in-person.

Tickets are required for the 21-plus in-person event at the Community Center and cost $20 a pop. Those can be purchased at Odessa Drug, Leffel, Otis and Warwick or via the online auction website.

Those who win a silent auction item and aren’t at the live event can pick up their items between 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, May 4. Silent auction items can be previewed in-person at the live event.

139 items are up for auction this year, ranging from golf getaways to drones and from wine baskets to jewelry. A full list is available on the auction website, one.bidpal.net/odessahealth/welcome.