Friday night we attended and photographed the Make A Wish auction at the Marriott in South Portland.  Make A Wish is an incredible organization, and if you don’t know them, please take 3 minutes to visit their website to learn a little bit more.  That will tell you about the mission, the kids, and some of the wishes granted here in Maine.  But it won’t tell you anything about the dedication and hard work of the people who put this event on, nor about the awesome generosity of the attendees of the auction, as well as the donors of the auctioned items. We were amazed.

At most charity auctions, people might bid on tickets to a sporting event.  At Make A Wish, that event was the Patriots-Colts game, in Indy, with roundtrip airfare for 4, and rooms at the Marriott in Indianapolis!  Everything about the event was over the top, starting with the magnificent rooms and catering of the Marriott (which pulled out all the stops - from sushi to lobster ravioli)!

Thank you Make A Wish for letting us be involved.  And to everyone who won the bids for our items, we’re hoping you’ll get thos scheduled before the snow flies.

Here are a few of my favorites - there is a slideshow and a gallery on the site.  Click here if you’re interested.  Thanks for looking.