| �No question about it�you were the hit of the Women�s� Board�s Boys and Girls Clubs Ball! People came up to me all evening to tell me that you were absolutely the best auctioneer the Club has ever had. And I continue to hear that around the Club. You were charming, funny, professional, AND you raised an all-time high of $24,000. Wow!� Elaine G. Roth, Chair, Boys and Girls Clubs Ball, The Union League Club of Chicago �Your formidable ability as an auctioneer contributed greatly to the record-breaking sum raised this year. Equally important, the live auction was entertaining and fun, adding to the general up-beat feel of the entire evening.� Lee A. Karton, Benefit Co-Chairman Boys & Girls Clubs Ball, Union League Club/Chicago �You employed a masterful blend of humor, lively encouragement, assertiveness and timing, which maximized our charitable income and added to the entertainment for the evening�. It was a delight to meet you and see you in action.� Alice Dodd, Development Associate Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra �You were a major hit at last season�s benefit/auction for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, and you know the reward for a job well-done. We�d love to have you work your magic for us again on Sunday, March 8 in the Hotel Inter-Continental�s Grand Ballroom.� Alice Dodd, Development Associate Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra �You were terrific! �The live auction was the entertainment of the evening and you were able to work miracles. I have never seen so many attentive bidders competing so high. The works went for so much more this year, thanks to you! �Your jokes were great, too. �I haven�t seen so many people since my trial!� � was inspired.� Michele Rose Shields, Executive Director Evanston Art Center �I want to thank you for your truly remarkable performance. Happily, we had the bidders there. But, without your energy and charisma, we could never have attained the thirty three thousand plus in the Live Auction. When you step forward, mike and gavel in hand, you create an excitement that has to be experienced to be believed! The air fairly crackles with magic!� Elaine Balbach, Dinner Chairwoman The Lake Forest Symphony �We thought you were terrific, but more than that, we�ve had such good comments from others that they thought you were great, and they had a fantastic time that this in itself is the bottom line - it was a super evening� we couldn�t have done it without you!� Michael Fisher, Leonard Klein, Robert Vihon, Auction Co-chairmen Center For Enriched Living �In just two days, I�ve had at least 15 phone calls ranging from �where did you get him� to �he was terrific� and that you were.� Lynne Albanese, Center For Enriched Living �What a performance! Your auctioneering is electrifying and certainly stimulates an audience to bid. It was an exciting time for all of us.� Judith Somberg, Young Mens� Jewish Council �We have received endless compliments about your �performance� last Saturday. Many have said that this year�s auction was the best of the seven - both in terms of presentation and results.� Charles A. Lewis, Auction Co-Chairman Evanston High School Boosters Club �On behalf of the Variety Club, our most gracious thanks goes out to you for the incredible auctioning job you did at our Domino�s event. �the event would not have run as smoothly or as profitably had it not been for your expertise and ability to �ad-lib. You were terrific!� Barbara Sellett, Variety Club of Illinois �You were awesome! �People are still talking about what a great job you did! You were charming, humorous, entertaining and highly effective! Your student helpers enjoyed meeting and working with you. I personally appreciate all of your helpful advice and guidance in advance of the actual auction. Your suggestions were extremely helpful and I�m grateful for your time and expertise.� Cindy Buck, Director of Development New Hampton School, New Hampton, NH �As a result of your personality and prowess as an auctioneer, the Auction was a tremendous success netting over $25,000 for Children�s Memorial Hospital.� Michael P. Goldman, Katten Muchin & Zavis �Your enthusiasm and professionalism thrilled our guests and contributed greatly to the overall success of our live auction. We appreciate your efforts and would like to ask that you �save the date� next year to again lend your talents to help The Cradle. Thank you for your energy and efforts! You were great!� Julie S. Tye, President, The Cradle Evanston, Illinois �I wanted to thank you again for your fantastic effort as our oral auctioneer April 7th. You were the reason we raised a record $96,500 for the oral auction items. I have also received many positive comments about the scholarships we auctioned off which was your idea�bringing in another $10,000. The audience connected with our mission. �(we) can count on you as one of the very key ingredients to our event. We look forward to working with you again.� Mary Lou Mulvihill Skalkos, Board MemberSt. Joseph�s Carondelet Child Center Auction Coordinator |
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