A 56-year-old tradition in its final hours as the Putnam County Kiwanis Club Auction raises money for local student initiatives. Putnam County Kiwanis Club President Bob Palmer said proceeds from the online auction have been used in a lot of ways over the years. “In fact, we’ve given about 250 scholarships away to graduating seniors, which amounts to about three quarters of a million dollars.”Some 463 lots available through this year’s Kiwanis Club auction. The auction can be found online at the Tays Auction website. Palmer said Tays helped push the Kiwanis Club auction to fully online, and it has been that way for around 11 years.