Photo by Michael Ford

Purchased - Maegan Martin, an education major from Texas, won a date with Josh Rauls, a business major from Rison, with a bid of $100.

   The Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship raised over $1,500 at its Valentine's Day auction Feb. 1 in the John F. Gibson University Center. The money will go towards the 30 Hour Famine project. 

   “I feel this is a good way to help poverty-stricken people in Africa,” said Colt Roan, a political science and history major from Crossett. “I had a fun time doing it. It’s good to know the proceeds go to a good service.” 

   The auction provided students with the opportunity to bid on other students in hopes of winning a date with them. Winning bidders will go out with their date the evening of Feb. 13 for dinner and a movie at the MBSF. 

   Several dates sold for over $100 with the highest being a $240 bid by Amanda Smith, a biology major from Hamburg, on Roan.

   “I was completely shocked,” Roan said. “People may think it's a big deal, but I know the girls are the ones who need credit. They had some money; they wanted to give to a great cause, and I just happened to be the guy they placed it on. I hope people realize the reason for all of this and appreciate what the MBSF is trying to do.”

   Some of the other highest auctions included a $155 bid by Lynley Johnson, a pre-pharmacy major from Sheridan, on Stephen Parker; a $105 bid by Shiann Ryals, a first-year student from Dardanelle, on Richard Eberle; and a $100 bid by Maegan Martin, an education major from Texas, on Josh Rauls, a business major from Rison. 

   “It makes me feel like I’ve been purchased,” Rauls said. “It also makes me realize I take my life for granted.” 

   The 30 Hour Famine, an international organization dedicated to fighting hunger, feeds hungry children while bringing groups together in the process. Learn more about them by visiting their Web site: http://www.30hourfamine.org/

 

Auctioned	Buyer	Price
Lorraine Ross	Chris Halley	$20
JJ Sorilio	Julie Nolan	$20
Kathy	Nick S.	$20
Nick Green	Brandi Mize	$20
Anthony	Kathy	$25
Matt Voskamp	Pam Cameron	$25
Cindy Pill	John Greenlee	$25
Kate Kelley	Stephen Parker	$25
Kyle Haywood	Rebecca Smith	$30
Bud	Addie	$30
Michael	Brandi Mize	$30
Benji White	Special Sanders	$30
Callie Speights, Rebecca Smith	Scott Grubb	$40
Amanda Smith	Randy	$45
Syndal Cook	Joey Cook	$46
Hiram Sumlin	Amanda Kinney	$50
Ashley	Amanda Kinney	$50
Jenna Garrison, Amanda Sayre	Neal Doherty	$50
Special Sanders	Hiram Sumlin	$60
Rebecca Routt	Hiram Sumlin, Richard Eberle, Kyle Haywood, Stephen Parker	$60
Eric Bradley, Benji White	Brandi Mize	$75
Brandi Mize	Eric Bradley, Benji White, Jacob	$100
Josh Rauls	Maegan Martin	$100
Richard Eberle	Shiann Ryals	$105
Stephen Parker	Lynley Johnson	$155
Colt Roan	Amanda Smith	$240