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Los Altos-Mountain View District Pumpkin Auction Raises $5,500
Los Altos-Mountain View District's 6th Annual Pumpkin Auction last Friday did not disappoint members this year. The event was festive with some members dressed in costumes and many auction items - 17 in all from companies and individuals. The crowd was engaged and didn't hesitate to raise their paddles when egged on by auctioneer and District Chair-elect Greg Boudreau. The District raised $5,500 for the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, thanks to the generous donors and bidders, including members who donated to the Charitable Foundation without expecting an auction item in return.
The auction items included a wine and dine basket, children's fun basket, teal hand-blown pumpkin, Dom Pérignon champagne, La Rochere champagne flutes, gourmet food items, Star Wars Steins Collectibles Set of Three and gourmet items, sets of Windsor Village platinum status wine with free wine tasting, an electric LED water vapor effect smoking pumpkin, and more. The top prize was a Tahoe Getaway - two-night stay at Tavern Inn condos in Squaw Valley, plus a $100 gift card for a meal at the Tahoe River Grill and lots of other goodies donated by Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty.
Once all items were auctioned off, Boudreau took the event a step further and asked members to donate $50, $100, $200 and more to the Charitable Foundation - just because. Members willingly responded. This year's proceeds surpassed last year's event by $500.
Thank you to Boudreau for moving the auction along and making the event entertaining, and to the companies and individuals who donated auction items and/or cash - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Sereno Group, Alain Pinel Realtors, Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty, Intero Real Estate Services, First American Title Company, Old Republic Title Company and Kathy Yazalina. A special thanks to Yazalina, who coordinated the event with help from Nancy Carlson, and event sponsor TIAA Bank.
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