FreshStart silent auction open for bids

Bidding is now open for the United Fresh Start Foundation’s Bids for Kids Auction.

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November 12, 2020 11:44 PM

Bidding is now open for the United Fresh Start Foundation’s Bids for Kids Auction.

The auction, part of the United Fresh Produce Association’s annual FreshStart event that brings the industry together to raise funds for school salad bars, is open through the evening of Jan. 15. FreshStart 2019 is Jan. 15-17 at the La Quinta (Calif.) Resort & Club.

About 100 will be auctioned through silent and live auctions, and silent auction items are available to bid on now. To participate in the silent auction, register online.

All auction items can be viewed online.

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