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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Armed with quarters, dimes and nickels, a hopeful crowd gathered at King&#8217;s College, looking to take home one of nearly 130 different prizes at the annual Reginas Penny Auction.</p><p>This year&#8217;s penny auction attracted over 150 players to the Snyder Room at the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center to win prizes raffled out via the auction, door prizes and other ways to win.</p><p>The Reginas of King&#8217;s College have been holding the event for years, according to member Maureen Finnerty, 67, of Pringle, who assisted in advertising the event and described the organization as similar to a &#8220;mothers guild.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Everything has been donated by local merchants or members of the Reginas,&#8221; Finnerty said. &#8220;We&#8217;re grateful for all of their generosity.&#8221;</p><p>Proceeds from the event went to the Rev. Clement J. Podskoch, CSAC, Scholarship, which Finnerty said usually receives around $2,500 each year from the fundraiser.</p><p>The game was a simple one: with each round of the game, players put down a small amount of money, ranging from 10 cents to $1, in order to buy a raffle number. In each round, anywhere between three and five prizes were raffled off as numbers were drawn.</p><p>While some prizes were donated by the members of the Reginas, others came from a variety of local businesses, including doughnuts from Curry Donuts, a gift card from Gerrity&#8217;s Supermarkets and tickets from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.</p><p>Chelsea Swanberry, 21, of Nanticoke, and a student at King&#8217;s College, was one of many players who went home with a prize. Swanberry won a certificate for $15 from Dukey&#8217;s Caf&#233; in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>While she had never gone there before, Swanberry said that she was excited to give Dukey&#8217;s a shot after winning her prize.</p><p>&#8220;The best time to try food is when you get a gift card,&#8221; Swanberry said.</p><p>And while Swanberry was lucky, one player, Delphine Bastis, of Wyoming, was still itching for a prize after the third round of a total of 29.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been coming to this event for years,&#8221; Bastis said of herself and her friends. &#8220;It&#8217;s always a good time.&#8221;</p><p>Bastis explains that the group&#8217;s repeat visits to the event can be owed to some big winnings at past penny auctions, including a TV for one member of the group.</p><p>While the big win hadn&#8217;t come Bastis&#8217; way early into the event, she was quick to point out that there was still plenty of time.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re hopeful,&#8221; she said with a laugh.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Karen Werner, of Plains Township, deposits her money in one bowl and her tickets in another bowl held by a &#8216;runner.&#8217; </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny2_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>Karen Werner, of Plains Township, deposits her money in one bowl and her tickets in another bowl held by a &#8216;runner.&#8217; </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny3_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">The Reginas of Kings College Spring Festival had well over 150 in attendance for the Penny Auction fundraiser. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny3_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>The Reginas of Kings College Spring Festival had well over 150 in attendance for the Penny Auction fundraiser. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny1_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Mary Starr, of Avoca, sorts her change before the start of the Penny Auction, sponsored by the Reginas of King&#8217;s College at the Spring Festival in the Sheely-Farmer Campus Center on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny1_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Mary Starr, of Avoca, sorts her change before the start of the Penny Auction, sponsored by the Reginas of King&#8217;s College at the Spring Festival in the Sheely-Farmer Campus Center on Sunday. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny2_faa-cmyk.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Karen Werner, of Plains Township, deposits her money in one bowl and her tickets in another bowl held by a &#8216;runner.&#8217; </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny2_faa-cmyk.jpg</photo3><caption3>Karen Werner, of Plains Township, deposits her money in one bowl and her tickets in another bowl held by a &#8216;runner.&#8217; </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny3_faa-cmyk.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">The Reginas of Kings College Spring Festival had well over 150 in attendance for the Penny Auction fundraiser. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny3_faa-cmyk.jpg</photo4><caption4>The Reginas of Kings College Spring Festival had well over 150 in attendance for the Penny Auction fundraiser. </caption4><photoCredit4>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny1_faa-cmyk.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Mary Starr, of Avoca, sorts her change before the start of the Penny Auction, sponsored by the Reginas of King&#8217;s College at the Spring Festival in the Sheely-Farmer Campus Center on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo5>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_penny1_faa-cmyk.jpg</photo5><caption5>Mary Starr, of Avoca, sorts her change before the start of the Penny Auction, sponsored by the Reginas of King&#8217;s College at the Spring Festival in the Sheely-Farmer Campus Center on Sunday. </caption5><photoCredit5>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit5></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6119.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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