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College of Veterinary Medicine student organization will host benefit auction

The College of Veterinary Medicine’s student chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association is hosting a benefit auction at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Visitor’s Center on Feb. 21. Doors open and silent bidding begins at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m., with a live auction beginning at 8 p.m.

Admission to the auction will include dinner and live entertainment, including Swung, a swing dance performance troupe. Tickets are $20 if purchased in advance or $25 if purchased at the door.

Items on the auction block include a one-week stay at a beach house in Charleston, S.C., gift certificates to local restaurants, free pet spays and neuters, a one-year supply of Frontline, a two-night stay at a luxurious northeast Georgia mountain cabin, a one-night stay in a local bed and breakfast, personalized behind-the-scene tours of the Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta, Lasik Eye Surgery at the Georgia Eye Institute, artwork and much more.

The complete, itemized list of auction items is available online (www.vet.uga.edu/SCAVMA).

To purchase advance tickets, contact Phil Good at thedr@uga.edu or (770) 312-4359.