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<br /> r` ' t �.t are people out in Hillsborough
<br /> - #1 , r , € who have nothing left.They have
<br /> �.4+t, : - •> s r ' no insurance,no money,no jobs.
<br /> V. a , •�k ` '. .-. We really need to reach down•,. t 4- : I ; , „,i,-1::,;1„,_., and give, instead of everybody
<br /> 'Y' *'':.„,„..-4 ' ---:'.*--,! tt T -. talking all the time.”
<br /> . ''-%•itu - , y ••«- - X Among the goods and services•
<br /> � � �- A. ^: Burklew has received for the
<br /> �.. auction so far: golf packages for
<br /> ",� �� , <: several local golf courses;a week
<br /> 4_/ t -*-• ti # k rail at a beach house; autographed
<br /> y - = = f r `�. a footballs; several hours of Free
<br /> '.- �,,., ._,/,, 4 A l �;- i g_ ; ;-; consultation with a lawyer or an
<br /> i ` accountant; and gift certificates
<br /> , t i ' for local restaurants.
<br /> 1 We also have a free sky-diving
<br /> °-'" jump,if you're brave enough,"he
<br /> r .` said.
<br /> - , Sanders has even volunteered to
<br /> / { go one-on-one in basketball with
<br /> r �Y >' p a the highest bidder.
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<br /> . ' - ! assume that most of these
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<br /> _� ipeople are regular Joes," said
<br /> •-,� p-t• ,.,:• : -- . - Sanders."I don't plan to get beat,
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<br /> but it's not a big deal either way.
<br /> _ It's going to be in the spirit of fun
<br /> .t,- , :,r` I -4. , .. �? 3 , z 'and giving.,,
<br /> . - - sun photo by scan sew.,. All of the proceeds from the
<br /> :ggy Upsman searches through mounds of donated items to replace goods she lost last month. -. -' auction will go to Hillsborough
<br /> r---:-. j, storm victims.
<br /> I , ' -�• '' "We know people in other parts
<br /> Altruism reigns.. ado ti Q f term at a the state were affected real,"
<br /> id Burklew. But
<br /> we really EE
<br /> : thought we could make a differ- 1
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<br /> By RUTH SHEEHAN . `° 7t -,`How you scan-,help s NY ,
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<br /> With the auction: Goods.still in demand:. .
<br /> HILLSBOROUGH—The boxes of cloth- To contribute items or services to the •Linens,blankets,towels. '
<br /> ___g, appliances, canned food and curtains celebrity auction;call the Tim Burklew •Furniture,especially beds. --- --. -
<br /> fill the old A&P, a testament to the School of Golf,876-2531. •Dishes,silverware,pots and pans.
<br /> compassion of strangers. The auction will be held Dec. 17,at •Appliances,lamps,throw rugs.
<br /> Three weeks after a tornado tore through the Plantation Inn,6401 Capital Blvd. •Diapers,toilet paper,
<br /> rthwest Hillsborough, help continues to in Raleigh.The.event begins with •Also needed:Rental properties for
<br /> ur into Orange County from around the celebrity autographs,at 6:30 p.m.;the storm victims left homeless.
<br /> state and across the nation. bidding begins at 8 p.m. '
<br /> "We've just had a phenomenal response If you need help:
<br /> mm as far away as Ohio and.Wyoming," With the tornado assistance Contact the Tornado Disaster Service
<br /> id Sharron Stier, a management analyst effort in Hillsborough: :Center,-located in the old county office
<br /> r Orange County who has helped coordi• building, 109 Court Street,Hillsborough,
<br /> note the tornado relief effort' To volunteer goods and services,call ..'64'4-3076,.The Red Cross,county agen-
<br /> The twister, which killed two people and 968-2050 or 644-3070. des,the Small Business Administration
<br /> used millions of dollars in damage, To volunteer services only,call the and-other agencies have set up shop in
<br /> �ehed down early Nov. 23, commanding Volunteer Center of Orange County, the center,which is open from 10 a.m.
<br /> adlines in The Washington Post, the L.A. 929-9837. to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday.
<br /> rimes and other newspapers across the To make donations to the Tornado For help any other time,call the
<br /> Assistance Fund,call the Hillsborough Orange County.Tomado Victim Assis-
<br /> nation. - g ty'
<br /> But almost as startling, said Siler, has Savings&Loan,732-2143 or 732-2144.. - tance 24-hour Hotline,967-7426.
<br /> en the public's response. .
<br /> From donations of cash to offers of free
<br /> note! rooms for victims of the twister, the to participate in a celebrity auction to Cleveland Indians,
<br /> outpouring of aid has been overwhelming, bolster the relief effort further. Twiggy Sanders,a onetime Harlem Glob-
<br /> che said. The event, organized by Tim Burklew, a etrotter`who lives in Wake Forest, will
<br /> "People have just been so kind and local golf pro,will be held at the Plantation._ provide the entertainment.
<br /> ving," said Peggy Upsman,who lost her Inn on Capital Boulevard,and will feature:" -- But while Burklew has the sports stars
<br /> “ailer when the storm hit. Roman Gabriel, a former Los Angeles lined up for the event,he's still looking for
<br /> And the help :has not slowed as the Rams quarterback who also played at N.C. more items to auction.
<br /> headlines faded. State,former quarterback Cliff Stoudtof the "We-really need the Triangle to come
<br /> Next week, a passel of sports stars, Pittsburgh Steelers, Milt Plum of the together as a team,"said Burklew."There
<br /> eluding former Heisman Trophy winner Cleveland Browns, Buddy Curry of the .
<br /> _Jug Flutie,will be coming to the Triangle Atlanta Falcons and Tommy Smith of the, See TORNADO,page 58
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