The Michigan Auctioneers Association is pleased to announce our annual ALL STAR AUCTION where dozens of the best auctioneers in the state of Michigan will gather in Mt. Morris, Michigan for an appraisal fair and live auction in Mt. Morris, Michigan.

This is a must attend fall event and fun for the entire family!   Save the date for Saturday, September 20, 2014 and watch the finest auctioneers in the state of Michigan perform and raise money for the Old Newsboys, Inc.

The festivities begin with an appraisal fair at 2 p.m. followed with a LIVE AUCTION at 4 p.m.

LOCATION: COLE'S ANTIQUE MALL
9212 North Dort Highway
Mt. Morris, Michigan

APPRAISAL FAIR: 2 P.M.
LIVE AUCTION: 4 P.M.

“Let No Child Be Forgotten” is the goal of the Old Newsboys, Inc.

The Old Newsboys of Flint, Inc. was formed when two of Detroit’s Old Newsboy Good Fellows visited Flint’s Buick Body Plant in 1924. Like Detroit, Flint was enjoying an era of prosperity and wealth. However in Flint, like in Detroit, children suffer even in the best of times. With leaders from the factory, the Police Captain, and several business and civic leaders the Old Newsboys hit the streets for their first newspaper sale. That first year, 210 children Across Genesee County found presents under the tree thanks to the organization.

To date, more than 770,000 children have
received gifts from Santa via the Old Newsboys.

In the early years, the Old Newsboys sent out the call for new or “repairable” toys. Hundreds of wagons were repainted; tricycles had their wheels replaced; thousands of dolls were regroomed and redressed. Repairs were made by civic organizations like the Flint Junior League,  the Osteopathic Women’s Club, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Industrial Business Girls. The Old Newsboys purchased “yard-goods” and women across the county sewed dresses, dungarees, and shirts for less fortunate children. The Flint Firemen played a major role in the organization by picking up donations, investing hundreds of hours on repairs, and even in the delivery of gifts to the children.

These activities were afforded primarily through the annual paper sale. When you look around on the second Friday in December, it looks as if the Old Newsboys are everywhere.