Ten million-plus thank yous to generous community
Thoreson
Few would disagree with the observation that our communities are incredibly generous. We see the evidence just about every day of the year.
I asked my friend, auctioneer Rose Backs, who owns Elite Auction with her husband, Matt, if she could provide me with a ballpark figure of charitable auction giving in 2025 from the local area events she and her team worked. The number knocked it out of the ballpark! The $10,000,000 is the amount of Elite’s 107 events, live auction and paddle raise donations only, which is all the company tracks. The total event revenue would also include silent auction, raffle and admission ticket sales. Wow!
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