Last year, the Roanoke Kiwanis Club "auctioned off" the Mill Mountain Star as kind of a fundraising gag. That was a success, so they did it again this spring. And
Here’s how you could own Roanoke’s iconic Mill Mountain Star for a year
A silly joke turns out to be a fun idea to raise funds for Kiwanis Club of Roanoke
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Kiwanis Club of Roanoke is auctioning off the landmark to raise money for community projects and scholarships.
The highest bidder will own the star for a year by having their name on a plaque nearby.
Hoping to attract more people at their live fundraiser, Eric Danielsen, the operations manager for Kiwanis Pancake and Auction Day, said the idea was originally a joke.
“Because the star is so iconic and so huge, it would be ridiculous to try to sell it,” he said. “That’s why it was such a joke.”