Generous Donors and Sponsors Ensure Auction Success

Author: JA Lincoln
Community Involvement
Published: Wednesday, 07 Oct 2020

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Friends, you have done it again!

We are absolutely humbled by the support you have shown our students, and the belief you have shown in the JA mission.

Even amid all the challenges of this year and even though our annual JA Dinner and Auction had to be held virtually… more than $81,000 was raised. We think that’s something pretty special.

Through generous donations, more than 200 silent auction packages were made available in our online silent auction. We also featured 12 live auction packages in a virtual live auction which was attended by 40 people and emceed by JA Trustee Jame Deterding. A big thank you to Jamie for presiding over the festivities! We also had a lot of great people generously participate in our big raffle, and congratulations go out to Mike Zinniel of Nelnet for being the lucky winner!

But that’s not all! Through our Fund a JA Classroom auction, $6,125 was raised. That means 61 classrooms will receive the JA experience this school year, all because of your generosity.

Of course, an event like this one is only possible with the support of wonderful sponsors. A huge thank you to:

Platinum Sponsors: TMCO and West Gate Bank
Gold Sponsors: 48 Bowl, Inc., Ameritas, Assurity, Bison, Inc., Black Hills Energy, Brandon Smith Consulting Group of Raymond James, Bryan College of Health Sciences, Bryan Health, Continental, Fiserv, FNBO, Legacy Retirement Communities, Mapes Industries, Nelnet, NRC Health, REAMS, Sampson Construction, and Union Bank & Trust
Live Auction Sponsors: Capital One and Lincoln Industries
Virtual Event Sponsors: Cline Williams, Great Western Bank, Hudl, Olsson, and Sid Dillon

So what else can we say but thank you? Thank you to our sponsors. Thank you to our Board members and committee members who gave of their time. Thank you to everyone who donated items. Thank you to everyone who bid on items and purchased raffle tickets. Thank you to everyone who donated in the Fund a Classroom auction. Thank you to everyone who keeps showing up and supporting JA of Lincoln, even in trying times. Because of you, we are building a better future!