BELMONT — Right up to the 11th hour before the 44th Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction starts, donations were pouring in on Monday, as volunteers and board members prepared for the annual event that has raised more than $9.2 million to help local children since it began.

Greg Lafoe, an employee for Watermark Marine Supply Store, pushed a shopping cart with boxes of inflatable kayaks and towable tubes through the entry of the auction headquarters on Monday afternoon. Wearing a smile, knowing the items will surely make someone happy and also provide funds for children's causes, Lafoe said he loves to be able to give back to his community.

“Anything to help out people in need,” Lafoe said.

A short time after, auction Chair Doug Morissette walked into the headquarters with an envelope

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