Wis. Priest Auctions Family Silver For Homeless

[The Straight Story]

Wis. Priest Auctions Family Silver For Homeless
Priest Hopes To Fetch At Least $50,000
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Wisconsin priest is auctioning off his late mother's collection of old silver pieces to raise money for a homeless shelter.

The Rev. Guy Blair donated 14 silver items, including five sugar urns dating back to the 1790s. Other pieces include vases and coffee and tea pots.

Tim Rigdon, a director at Heritage Auctions, says the sum of the items' minimum bids is $21,000.

Blair hopes they fetch at least $50,000. He says that would cover the shelter's costs for a few weeks. The proceeds benefit the St. John's the Evangelist Church shelter in Green Bay.

Blair's mother died in July. He says she agreed with him and his four sisters that the silver would do the most good if it were sold for a worthy cause. The auction is Nov. 10 in Dallas.

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[gateley]

1. Wow. I'm humbled. nt

[Maccagirl]

2. Putting his money where his mouth is

Good for Rev. Blair. I hope the auction is a success.

[SoCalDem]

3. nice, but what do they do after two weeks?

short term benefits help, but people need food, water &shelter all the time, :(

[redqueen]

5. Hope that others who can donate step up and do so?

I'm impressed by the four sisters agreeing to do this. The priest has no offspring... but others in the family might argue that that money should be put in an interest bearing savings account for future generations.

[Fumesucker]

4. Now *that* is someone who puts the Christ in Christian..

Thank you for posting..

[Vinca]

6. Next up the Vatican art collection??

[PeaceNikki]

7. Sell The Vatican, Feed The World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bObItmxAGc

[madmax]

8. The Vatican could take a page from the priest. n/t