By the end of the night, complete with all the auction proceeds, the total raised was $3,600,000! It's amazing to think that much can be raised in one night, at just one fundraiser in Seattle.
Here's us in our duds.
Sunday, November 13, 2005
The 22nd annual Cystic Fibrosis Gala
We were auction runners again for the 4-1/2 hour live auction in the main ballroom of the Sheridan Hotel. It was an incredible, if also tiring night. During the Bid for a Cure section of the auction, we always have an anonymous match who will double every dollar up to a million dollars. Last night, for the first time ever, we had another anonymous match, meaning that every dollar raised during the Bid for the Cure would be tripled. I became involved with the CF Foundation through my good friend Jennifer, whose brother & five cousins have CF. Her father was the one who got the second match & the announcement was made during thunderous applause. During the Bid for a Cure, in which every dollar goes directly towards finding a cure for CF, the ballroom raised $1,018,000--so with both matches we raised $3,018,000 in less than an hour!
By the end of the night, complete with all the auction proceeds, the total raised was $3,600,000! It's amazing to think that much can be raised in one night, at just one fundraiser in Seattle.
Here's us in our duds.
By the end of the night, complete with all the auction proceeds, the total raised was $3,600,000! It's amazing to think that much can be raised in one night, at just one fundraiser in Seattle.
Here's us in our duds.
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That is amazing--what you noted there at the end about how much money was given in just one night! It looks and sounds like you both had a good time. Your picture is great! You're such a beautiful couple! I love that orange dress on you, Eliza. You look radiant! Thanks for sharing. :)
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