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BPW cake auction raises money for local organizations

| September 26, 2016
Mary Mason (left) and Emily McBurney are working the crowd at the 11th annual BPW cake auction held Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Frontier Power Community Room. Mason, a BPW member, has auctioned the cakes each of the 11 years. Beth Scott | Beacon

Mary Mason (left) and Emily McBurney are working the crowd at the 11th annual BPW cake auction held Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Frontier Power Community Room. Mason, a BPW member, has auctioned the cakes each of the 11 years. Beth Scott | Beacon

COSHOCTON – The Frontier Power Community Room looked like a bakery on Saturday, Sept. 24 as the Business and Professional Women (BPW) had its 11th annual cake auction.

As with each cake auction in the past, this year was no exception when it came to the amount of work and the creativity of each cake. With a theme of “Because Every Cake has a Story to Tell”, bakers chose from a wide variety of literature favorites as a theme for their cake. Everything from Dr. Seuss to “Gone with the Wind” was beautifully represented at this year’s auction.

“We’re astounded again at the unusualness and the creativeness of the cakes we got,” said Tomma Bordenkircher, BPW member. “We appreciate their creativeness and we’re just amazed that they come up with something different every year.”

The auction had no shortage of bidders either. The Frontier Power Community Room was packed with eager bidders as one by one, the cakes were auctioned off by auctioneer Mary Mason of Agents Realty and Auction Service, who has been auctioneering at the cake auction ever since its inception.

“I just love the Business and Professional Women,” said Mason. “If women are in business and would like to grow their business or start a business, the BPW is a great group to join. I think it’s the most wonderful thing.”

Money raised from the auction goes toward the BPW Joan McNeely Working Women Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars, sponsoring a local girl to attend Buckeye Girl State, and many local organizations.

“You work so hard and sometimes you forget about yourself and your femininity,” said Mason. “But they empower me and I hope in some way, I empower them.”

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I have been employed at the Coshocton County Beacon since September 2009 as a news reporter and assistant graphic artist. I am a 2004 graduate of Newcomerstown High School and a 2008 graduate of Capital University with a bachelor’s degree in Professional Writing. I am married to John Scott and live in Newcomerstown. We have two beautiful daughters, Amelia Grace Scott and Leanna Rose Scott.

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