EES Auction nets more than $18k for D.C. trip

EASTFORD — The numbers have been officially crunched. After a night full of frenzied sales and fundraising on Saturday, Nov. 16, the EES Goods and Services Auction boasted one of its highest totals in recent memory, netting $18,247, according to auction officials as of press time. Those numbers could change slightly as some items are finalized. The event featured a live and silent auction, as well as a raffle, baked goods and coffee sales, pizza sales and other donations. All of the proceeds will be deposited in an account that funds the annual Washington D.C. eighth grade field trip, this year slated for June 3-6, 2025.

Two women posing in the school kitchen with baked goods Adam Minor photo