Mark your calendars for Castle Country Radio’s Annual Pie Auction taking place on June 22 at 9:00 am on KARB Kickin’ Country FM 98.3 and 106.7. This event started over 19 years ago and the money raised during this event will stay local to help those fighting cancer in our area.
When the Pie Auction first started it was a fundraising event to help the Ronald McDonald House, since that time coordinators changed it so that the money would stay local and assist folks in the Castle Country area. “What we now are doing and we’ve done for the past several years is provide fuel cards for people who have cancer. These fuel cards are in the value of $100.00. We purchase those fuel cards here locally, with the money that is raised from the pie auction. Anyone who lives in Carbon, Emery or Grand counties they’re able to call in and get qualified for one of those fuel cards,” stated Business Manager, Ann Anderson. People are eligible no matter their financial situation once a year and the program is run by fiscal year so it goes from July 1 through the end of June. The fuel cards are issued only on Wednesdays by contacting Anderson at (435) 637-1167 and individuals will be asked to answer a few general questions about treatment for the program’s records.
The yearly event takes place in June and only features 50 pies to auction off. Due to the short amount of on-air time for the auction, approximately seven to nine minutes is spent on each pie for bidders to place their winning bid. The pies are supplied by local residents, business leaders and dignitaries and sold over the air to listeners. “So right now, we have our sales department going out contacting, a lot of times we contact people who have donated in the past to see if they want to donate again, but we’re always wanting to get new people involved in it. So if an individual or a business wants to donate a homemade pie, we prefer homemade pies, then they can just contact me here at the radio station,” explained Anderson. If a business would like to make another type of donation such as swag, gift certificates or cash they may bring it by radio station at 1899 North Carbonville Road or contact Anderson. These types of items are then bundled with the various pies to up their value for the auction. All pies that are purchased from the auction may be counted towards a tax deduction for customers’ 2022 income taxes.
If any individuals and/or businesses would like to make a donation towards the Pie Auction may call the radio station at (435) 637-1167 or stop by at 1899 North Carbonville Road.