ARA Foundation Charity Auction

The Rental Show 2013 was very successful for the ARA Foundation, as the rental industry raised nearly $95,000 in support of the Foundation’s programs. 

Of the total, $81,150 was from the live charity auction during the Reception With a Purpose, while $7,600 was contributed at the ARA Resource Center. In addition, $5,325 was donated through registrations for The Rental Show to make the grand total of Show-related contributions $94,075.

With this year’s total from the auction, the Foundation has now raised more than $500,000 during the seven live auctions that have been conducted since 2007.

The following were the top bidders and donors for the 2013 charity auction.

• Brandon Ahlgren of Elite Event and Rentals, Safety Harbor, Fla., 10 hours of REAP (Rental Executive Advisory Program) mentoring donated by the ARA Foundation.
• Mike Blaisdell of Bunce Rental, Tacoma, Wash., ProJax utility scaffold donated by Haulotte Group BilJax.
• Keith Bouldin of AKB Equipment Rental, McMinnville, Tenn., K-812 core drilling machine plus core bits donated by KOR-IT.
• David Child, A-1 Rental and Sales, Price, Utah, Cobra Pro donated by Atlas Copco Construction Equipment, TE 60-ATC Combihammer donated by Hilti, AM780-HC4V air compressor donated by Jenny Products, Dell touchscreen computer donated by Point-of-Rental Systems, “Winter Wonderland” Colorado ski vacation donated by Tiresocks and iPad donated by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.
• Ben Cooke, CERP, of Cooke’s Rentals, Mount Airy, N.C., Disney vacation package donated by Stone Construction Equipment/The Toro Co.
• Scott Essig of Essig Entertainment, Eugene, Ore., Royal Simon bar stools donated by Active International and 9-ft. market umbrellas with bags donated by Argo Bag.
• Michelle Evans of Evans Equipment Co., Glenwood, Iowa, Blue Star 185 DX donated by Miller Electric Manufacturing Co.
• Jason Griffith of Griffith Rental, Baker, Mont., reproduction Wayne Model 615 10-gallon visible gas pump donated by General Equipment Co.
• Fred Hageman of Rental Acquisitions, Cameron Park, Calif., John Deere Classic weekend package donated by John Deere.
• Blair Holtsman of Hub City Display, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, four Gehl Club tickets to a Milwaukee Brewers game donated by Gehl Co.
• Scott Irwin of Delux Rental, Ypsilanti, Mich., VIZIO 47-in. 3-D LCD television donated by EDCO – Equipment Development Co. and two self-powered theft recovery systems donated by LoJack.
• Jerry Kortesmaki of London Road Rental Center, Duluth, Minn., COOLIT2600 1.1 ton portable air conditioner donated by AirPac.
• Robin Matthews of R.A. Greig Equipment Co., Erie, Pa., hand-held electric saw donated by EDCO – Equipment Development Co.
• Jimmy Pate of Pate’s Hardware, Comanche, Texas, LSC (LightSource Compact) light tower donated by Doosan Portable Power.
• Robert Pedersen of A Tool Shed, Santa Cruz, Calif., choice of brush cutter or overseeder donated by Billy Goat Industries and Red Rock Ranch bird hunt trip donated by Ditch Witch.
• Brett Richter of Double R Rentals and Sales, Langley, Wash., MV-1300 OMEV wet/dry vacuum donated by Mi-T-M Corp.
• Larry Steele of Aurora Rents, Shoreline, Wash., 4004-SS Princess beverage fountain donated by Apex Fountain Sales and CP 1230 pneumatic breaker donated by Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment.
• Buddy Stubbs of Busylad Rent-All, Tupelo, Miss., wet and dry combo inflatable donated by Kangaroo Inflatables.
• Brian Stumph of Herriott’s Rents Tents Events, Champaign, Ill., Weber Genesis grill donated by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.
• Terry Turner, CERP, All Occasions Party Rental, Knoxville, Tenn., Peyton Manning jersey donated by ARA Region 10 Director Paul Kenyon and case of wine donated by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.
• Steve Wagner of A-1 Minnetonka Rental, Wayzata, Minn., one case of Kwik-Covers and three cases of Kwik-Skirt combo packs donated by Kwik-Covers.
• Alan Wismer of George’s Tool Rental, Hatfield, Pa., set of Greenteeth and pockets donated by Green Manufacturing.

Allied Financial Solutions donated six-months-same-as-cash financing for anyone making an auction purchase.

In addition, the following donated to the Foundation’s Fund A Need with contributions to support the Foundation’s programs:

• Andy Cooke, CERP, Cooke Rentals – Cornelius, Cornelius, N.C.
• Julie Creedon-Linton, CERP, Creedon and Co., Worcester, Mass.
• Delores Crum, CERP, Premiere Party Central, Austin, Texas.
• Catherine DeBusk, CERP, Party People Rentals, Phoenix.
• Robert DeBusk, American Equipment Rentals, Phoenix.
• Doug Haas, Crown Rental, Rosemount, Minn.
• Linda Jones, Area Rent-Alls, Westminster, Colo.
• Jay Lageschulte, S and M Rentals, Phoenix.
• Michael Linton, Michael’s Party Rentals, Ludlow, Mass.
• Paul Phelon, Timp Rental Center, Orem, Utah.
• Michael Tonry, Milford – 495 Rental, Milford, Mass.
• Roger Vajgrt, Home Rental Center and Sales Co., Marshalltown, Iowa.
• Alan Zatik, ABC Equipment Rentals and Sales, Brunswick, Ohio.
   

Thank you to the Reception With a Purpose sponsors.