“The board pays for all spaying and neutering of animals if they get adopted, we pay for all the food, cat litter, any veterinary care they need, any baths, grooming and things like that,” Youngblood said. “So really it all goes toward the animals.”

Youngblood said the auction “got bigger and better,” and in order to keep it that way in future years is to keep receiving strong support from the community.

“If we can just keep the community involved—like all of the businesses that help donate items to go toward our auction packages—and maybe even bring in more people to donate more things,” Youngblood said. “Getting more people who have access to beach condos, hunting trips and things like that would make it even more of a success, but mainly we want to make sure the businesses that did donate and were a part of it know how thankful we are because it’s been the biggest and best year so far. We’re so appreciative of Selma and Dallas County.”

Youngblood said the board did not want to disclose how much was raised in Saturday’s event.