{"id":9770,"date":"2012-01-23T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=9770"},"modified":"2012-01-23T18:45:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T00:45:03","slug":"brady-conasters-fundraiser-auction-a-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2012\/01\/23\/brady-conasters-fundraiser-auction-a-huge-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Brady Conatser’s Fundraiser Auction a Huge Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brady<\/a>Cunningham, TN<\/strong> \u2013 On Saturday, January 21st at 6:00pm a Fundraiser Auction held at the Montgomery Central High School\u2019s Thomas-Young Gym for Brady Conatser, a young man who was paralyzed in a fall during a fainting episode. All the money raised will help pay for Brady’s medical and rehabilitation bills.<\/p>\n

Conatser, a 2011 graduate of Montgomery Central, was paralyzed on December 27th when he became light headed and fell hitting his head on a truck bumper and then again on a bolt that was part of the car lift. He damaged his c-4 vertebrae, breaking his neck. He is currently in Atlanta, GA at the Shepherd Center a world renowned rehabilitation center that specializes in spinal cord injuries in young people.<\/p>\n

\"Around<\/a>

Around 300 people came to the Fundraiser Auction held at the Montgomery Central High School\u2019s Thomas-Young Gym for Brady Conaster Saturday night.<\/p><\/div>\n

Nearly 300 people came out to the event. \u201cIt was great to see so many people come out in support of Brady.\u201d said Tiffany Perry, Conatser\u2019s cousin and one of the organizers of the event. \u201cI was quite surprised to see so many people show up. It just goes to show what a great community we live in.\u201d<\/p>\n

In order to bid, you had register and get a bidders number. 120 people registered to bid.<\/p>\n

Clarksville Online and Discover Clarksville streamed live video of the event over the Internet so Brady could watch it from a laptop in his room. \u201cBrady was so excited to be able to watch the auction.\u201d commented Vicki Self, Brady Conatser\u2019s mother. \u201cHe could not believe the number of people that showed up for the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was a full concession stand that was stocked with hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage, chips, candy bars and sodas. All of the food, drinks and ice were donated by local businesses. \u201cI want to personally thank all of the businesses that donated items to the concession stand.\u201d stated Perry. \u201cI would especially like to thank Blackwell Construction for donating all of the food.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Auctioneer<\/a>

Auctioneer Neal Trice takes bids on a gift certificate for a dinner for two to the Golden Coral.<\/p><\/div>\n

Other parts of the fundraiser included a 50\/50 raffle. Tickets were $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. The money raised from ticket sales would be split evenly between the winner and the fundraiser.<\/p>\n

T-Shirts were sold that had \u201cPrayers Hope & Faith for Brady\u201d on the front over the heart and \u201cThe Task ahead of you is never as great as the Strength within you\u201d printed on the back. T-Shirts were $20.00 each.<\/p>\n

There was also a donation jug.<\/p>\n

The auctioneer was Neal Trice, who donated his services for the evening.<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>

Some of the baked goods that were available at the auction.<\/p><\/div>\n

There was well over a hundred items in the auction, which were donated by individuals and businesses throughout the community. A row of tables started at one end of the basketball court and ended at the other. Each table was overflowing with items. There was a second row of larger items that would not fit on a table.<\/p>\n

Some of the items in the auction were a $400.00 Gift Certificate for a Dual Exhaust, leather jacket, hand paintings, computer system, charcoal grill, Dale Earnhart Jr. Hood, baked items, and up to $600.00 towards a set of tires just to name a few.<\/p>\n

There were so many items that it was nearly 11:00pm before everything was auctioned off. \u201cI can not say enough about the community we live in. Once word got out that we needed items, individuals and businesses alike started sending in items for the auction.\u201d stated Tiffany Perry. \u201cI want to thank everyone that donated to the auction and everyone that came out tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/a>

Joe Self, winner of the 50\/50 raffle.<\/p><\/div>\n

As the night came to a close, there was one last thing to be done. Draw the winning ticket for the 50\/50 raffle. The total in the raffle was $560.00. The winner of the raffle was Joe Self, Conatser\u2019s step grandfather. He immediately donated his winnings to the fundraiser. \u201cBrady needs the money.\u201d Self said.<\/p>\n

$13,000 was raised Saturday night. The auction brought in $10,688. Right at $1000.00 was raised with the concession stand. The raffle raised $560.00 and the rest came from donations and t-shirt sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event was a huge success. It turned out better than any of us could imagine.\u201d stated Perry. \u201cI want to take this time to thank everyone again for coming out tonight. I want to thank all of our volunteers for the evening and I want to thank Montgomery Central High School and Will Ferrell for allowing us to use the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBrady Conatser is a former student of ours and we are glad we could help out.\u201d stated Will Ferrell, Montgomery Central High School Assistant Principal. \u201cCentral takes pride in being a community school and tonight was a chance to show it.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Saturday, January 28th there will be another fund-raising event at the Pinnacle Family Entertainment Center. Dr. Mac Edington has donated the Pinnacle from 9:00am to 11:00am for free bowling that includes shoe rental. A donation of $7.00 will be collected at the door. The Pinnacle Family Entertainment Center is located at 430 Warfield boulevard in Clarksville, TN.<\/p>\n

On March 10th, there will be a fundraiser at Cheap Shotz Sports Bar & Grill located at 688 Chesterfield Circle Clarksville, TN.<\/p>\n

Clarksville Online will keep you informed of all upcoming fund-raisers for Brady Conatser.<\/p>\n

To keep up with Brady’s progress visit his website at www.bradysjourneytorecovery.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more this story, see: Family to hold Fundraiser Auction for Teen Paralyzed in Fall<\/a><\/p>\n

To see more photos, goto the Discover Clarksville Photo Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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