“Take Auction for Kids” leads up to the 35th annual “Now More Than Ever - Be a Big Monroe” Telethon starting at 6 p.m. Sunday on Hazleton’s Channel 13 on Blue Ridge Cable.

Find out more details or donate by visiting BeaBigMonroe.com.

All proceeds from both go to help the creation and support of one-on-one mentorships that defend the potential of youth through Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEPA.

Auction items include overnight stays in the Poconos to beachfront property in Maryland, restaurant gift cards in Monroe County and Irish step dancing lessons, a Weber Smokey Mountain 22-inch smoker, sports memorabilia from the New York Yankees’ Gleyber Torres, and a jersey from local Stroudsburg resident Sebastian Joseph who is now an NFL Player.

For more information or to bid on one of these auction items, visit bbbsnepa.org/monroe-auction.

For additional information, or to become a sponsor, contact 570-824-8756 or visit bbbsnepa.org.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania began in Luzerne County in 1974.

The program strives to provide high-quality mentoring services to the children and families of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth to realize their full potential.