NAA St. Jude Toy Auction
Published November 27th, 2008
The top auctioneers in the nation lent their fast-talking skills and high energy to bring smiles and toys to the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers, during the 13th annual Toy Auction, sponsored by the National Auctioneers Association (NAA). The special auction took place on Tuesday, November 11.
During this exciting sale, St. Jude patients and their siblings placed bids on the toys of their choice, using auction paddles and play money. International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) Champions Butch Booker of Colfax, Washington, and Jodi Sweeney of Waukon, Iowa, conducted the live auction with toys donated by the NAA. Randy Wells of Post Falls, Idaho, President of the NAA, also attended and participated in the event.
The NAA formed a partnership with St. Jude in 1995. Since that time, the NAA has led the auction community to raise more than $3.7 million to aid in the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases.
To learn more about auctioneers, auctions, and the NAA, visit: www.auctioneers.org.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally-recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennesee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization.
For more information, visit www.stjude.org.
