The Janice Beetle Books 2021 Challenge Team is preparing a book to raise funds

LACONIA — The Janice Beetle Books team of the 2021 Challenge is developing a book about the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. Proceeds from sales of the book will benefit the 2021 Auction.

You can order a copy of “40 Years for the Kids,” a paperback that sells for $25, at janicebeetlebooks.com/product/40-years-for-the-kids/. Books will be delivered later this fall.

The Children’s Auction was the brainchild of Warren Bailey, a DJ for WLNH back 40 years ago, when Bailey hosted the first live event in downtown Laconia.

Today, four decades later, the auction has hundreds of volunteers, dozens of corporate sponsors, over 40 Community Challenge teams, and countless committed community members who donate and bid on Auction items. Together, these people helped the organization raise the over seven million dollars it has distributed to over 80 nonprofits that serve local children and their families.

“40 Years for the Kids” presents feature stories on the some of the Auction’s many volunteers and the nonprofits it serves.

Beetle works with writers of all skill levels to help them with publishing needs and/or coaching services.

For more information about Janice Beetle Books, visit janicebeetlebooks.com.