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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1746178, member: 16948&quot;]Then it was time for the main event of the week – the YN auction fundraiser in Gaylord Hall at the Worner Center.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2166_zps48e68acd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is Tiny and Brian Fanton.&nbsp; Tiny has his auction stick that he pounds on the floor to get attention in between his “yelps” as another bid is made!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2111_zps6226ab8c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tiny is giving Rick Sear (ColonelJessup) a big hug after Rick won a rather high dollar item.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2112_zps62eb25ae.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sonny has been the ANA’s auctioneer for many years – this is Tom Hallenbeck awarding Sonny with a special award for his years of dedicated service to the ANA.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2113_zps81b4a4c5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2114_zpsffed4c15.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This ancient coin was the big auction item of the night!&nbsp; Tom Hallenbeck won it for I believe $3,700.&nbsp; He said he was keeping it for his own collection.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2115_zps75c0c801.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2120_zpsa4b9aefe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These huge overalls are a staple auction item at the YN auction – they get donated back each year.&nbsp; The purchaser gets to “make” someone else where them to the Awards Banquet the next night, and if the person chosen doesn’t want to, they can match the auction amount NOT to wear them!&nbsp; I believe they went for $1,500 and then the person chosen to wear them said he would match that number if Sonny would wear them (along with an Australian hat that was auctioned off earlier and given to Sonny).&nbsp; Sonny, of course, is a great sport and gladly wore the overalls (with a belt) and thefloppy hat to the Awards dinner.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2121_zps95cf6e9f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After the auction, of course, it was time to go visit the Lunar Lounge again!&nbsp; Each night, someone tried to entice me to give up my no-drinking conviction by offering me various tasty looking alcoholic beverages, but not even this nice bottle of wine could budge me!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2122_zpsb79a7087.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>More Lunar Lounge participants (that’s David Lange and Mike Hayes in the front).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2123_zpsd7069c9f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another jam session treat!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2007%20ANA%20Summer%20Seminar/IMG_2124_zpsd8d709f4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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