02-08-2020 23:59 via timesunion.com

Marylou Whitney auction brings in $400K for charity

An online auction of personal items that belonged to Marylou Whitney brought in $400,000 - double what the philanthropist's widower, John Hendrickson, expected.Whitney died last summer at 93. All the proceeds from the auction will go toward construction of a medical clinic at the Saratoga Race Course to replace the trailer where backstretch workers currently go for medical attention. Saratoga Hospital will manage the clinic."She would've gotten a kick out of seeing her friends bidding each other
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