Ely Rotary Annual Live & Silent Auction

This online silent auction is part of the Ely Rotary Club's annual auction and raffle fundraiser. This is our 31st year for the annual auction and we're celebrating our 100th year as a club serving the community of Ely, Minnesota!

The funds that we raise during our annual live auction, silent auction and raffle are used to fund projects within the Ely community and beyond. We give to local non-profit organizations and other worthwhile causes as well as support national and international projects. Some examples include: supporting the local Ely Area Food Shelf, creating/supporting our Interact club of local high school students, hosting a foreign exchange student, providing benches and picnic tables for Whiteside Park and around the Trezona trail, supporting the Mesabi bike trail, and many more...

Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for both community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group of professionals who share your drive to give back.

Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders who dedicate their time and talent to tackle the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members from more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work impacts lives at both the local and international levels.

The 31st Annual Ely Rotary Club Auction Event will be held on August 14, 2021 at Whiteside Park from 3:00 - 6:30pm. There will be a live auction and a silent auction. The items marked online as Live Event Only will be part of the live auction with an auctioneer. There will not be online bidding for these items. They are displayed online so that everyone can see the items that will be part of the live auction.

The items that can be bid online will transition to the silent auction on August 14 unless they are purchased online with the "Buy Now" feature. The highest online bid for each item will be the starting bid for the silent auction on the day of the event.