Boy Scout Troop 380 of Hampstead will hold its annual fund-raising auction March 4 at Snyder's Auction House on Mott Avenue in Hampstead. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. and end when all the merchandise is sold.
This year's auction is the ninth for the troop, which is sponsored by Wesley United Methodist Church.
Area businesses and restaurants are contributing new goods and services for the event. This year's auction will include sports collectibles, tools and accessories, and household goods. Donations from local merchants will include gift certificates for items ranging from pizzas to oil changes. Individuals are donating new and used household goods.
Proceeds will be used to purchase camping equipment, help send boys to summer camp and finance the troop's community service projects.
To donate items, call auction chairman Tom Osborne, 239-7380.