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Issue date: 4/27/06 Section: News

Media Credit: Julian Ortiz Caroline Kinney bids for the "Billy Kinney Room" located on campus. This is Kinney's third year purchasing the item.

Media Credit: Julian Ortiz Kent Scott signals on a three hundred dollar bid from one of the many community attendees at the 2006 Endowment Auction at the 3i building April, 7. Endowment Association raised estimated total of $127,600.

The following story has been corrected from No. 11, Issue 13.

Endowment sores in the 28th Annual Scholarship Auction "Spring It On" collecting the most money raised since Shea Sinclair became endowment director in 2001.

"I'm thrilled with the outcome of the auction," Sinclair said. "There are so many board members, volunteers and supporters from the community that helped make the auction a success this year."

This year's auction total increased by $8,600 from last year's total of $119,000. The goal for this year was to reach $100,000.

"We are still tabulating the total, however, we estimate we grossed $127,600," Sinclair said.

Sinclair said the most exciting giveaway of the evening was the 2006 Pontiac Solstice sponsored by Keller-Leopold Insurance. The List price of the vehicle was $26,000. Margaret Anderson held the winning ticket of $800 tickets sold. Beverly Olomon won the second place prize of $1,000.

"The extra 100 vehicle tickets sold this year helped increase our funds raised," Sinclair said. "The fantastic turnout and generous support of those in attendance also helped us exceed our fund-raising goal."

The Silent Auction sold 330 items followed with the Live Auction of 106 items and 12 items for the Fish Bowl Draw.

Of the many items up for auctioning such as artwork, lawn care packages and travel packages the live big auction item sold was a Rio Grande Club trip.

The package comprised of six people to play golf and fly-fish at the Rio Grande Club in South Fork, Colo. It includes two rounds of golf, with carts and accommodations for two nights.

Todd Small, Rio Grande Club and Doug and Trish Keller, Doug & Kelley Law and Jay Benson donated the trip.

"This is our first time donating [the trip] to the Endowment Auction," Doug Keller said. "I'm proud of the community college and want to support it."

Chad Koster, American Implement Manager, said this year they donated the John Deere Bicycle.

"We have easily donated for at least 15 to 20 years to the Endowment Auction to benefit the college," Koster said. "We do it to support the community and college and it will be our intent to do so next year."

Three pieces of artwork were the highest selling items in the silent auction. Robin Valenzuela's untitled oil pastel, David Kinder's "Twisted Ironies", and Karen Holliday's "Windsor Room with a View" all sold for $210.

Sinclair said the success of the auction would have been nothing without the support of the community and volunteers.

"So many generous people come together to support the auction and our goal to raise funds for student scholarships," Sinclair said. "We had approximately 150 volunteers help setup, work at and take down the auction in four days."

There were an estimated 1,100 people from the community who went to the auction.

"We printed 1,200 admission tickets and had only 50 tickets left," Sinclair said.

The Endowment Auction is put on every year to raise money for academic and technical scholarships.

"The Endowment Association disbursed more than $377,141 in academic and technical scholarships to 785 GCCC students." Sinclair said.

Sinclair said the success of this auction was a combination of things but sponsors congratulate her effort and hard work in putting the auction together.

"We're proud of her [Sinclair]," Keller said. "She is doing a great job with the auction."

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