Thank You for a Successful Foundation Auction in Daytona Beach John Hellein, FRSA Educational & Research Foundation Director The 2022 Foundation Auction raised over $43,000 for industry education, research and scholarships this year at the 100th Annual Convention and Expo. Manny Oyola’s and George Ebersold’s custom AR-10 went for $5,300. We are not sure but this may be the highest amount paid for a single item in the three decades of the Auction. Dale Martin, Dal Mar Roofing Industries, South Daytona Beach, was the high bidder.
Crown Royal Whiskey Gift Trunk to Return to 2023 Auction in Tribute to Steve Steele
One Auction item that stopped people in their tracks was a Crown Royal 1920s Travel Trunk package, donated by FRSA Technical Director Mike Silvers, CPRC. It featured several bottles of out-of-production and hard-to-find Crown Royal Whiskey along with cigars, a “.22 cailber” cigar lighter, waterproof playing cards and more. The package received the highest number of bids (52) of any non-roofing material auction item. It was valued at $750 and, by Thursday, the bidding had already topped $1,000. On Friday, a couple of hours before the Auction closed at 1:00 pm, Tonya Steele – who had been bidding on the item all along – placed one final bid at $1,550 to outbid the previous high bid of $1,525. The bid held and Tonya was the high bidder – but that was just the beginning. Tonya being Tonya, she informed Mike that she was donating the collection back to the Foundation to be auctioned off again next year in memory of Steve Steele, her late husband. Her generosity proved
contagious. Foundation President George Ebersold, who was at the Auction after it closed to help deliver items to high bidders, heard the news. “Maybe,” he said to Tonya, “maybe I’ll donate my bottle of XR to add to the basket for next year.” The bottle of Crown Royal XR (Extra Rare) – from the burned down Lasalle distillery – is valued between $500 and $1,000. It was clear, as George warmed up to his own idea of donating the bottle, that he had become a little attached to it. “Are you going to?” Tonya asked encouragingly, holding her hand up for a high five from George. The high five sealed the deal and now that bottle will be featured as a part of the “Steve Steele Crown Royal Travel Trunk” package in next year’s Auction. So, if you missed winning this item this year, you’ll get another opportunity in 2023.
Many Hands, Light Work
Of course, the success of the FRSA Foundation Auction depends upon the many donations that we receive from people and companies throughout the industry and beyond. In all, there were 152 separate auction packages up for bid. Thanks team! FRM
Top Ten Highest Bid Items Item
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High Bidder
High Bid
Custom One-of-One AR10
Dale Martin
$5,300
The Catch-All‚ Medium Landscape Protection Kit
Donald Schwartz
$2,830
CertainTeed‚ One Pallet of Flintlastic SA
Wesley Cone
$2,425
Crown Royal Whiskeys – 1920s Leather Travel Trunk Gift Basket
Tonya Steele
$1,550
Eagle Roofing Products – Eagle Armour (One Pallet)
Edgar Quintin
$1,525
Old Fitzgerald, Crown Royal, Johnnie Walker, Gran Patron
Chuck Peterson
$1,480
Gulf Coast Supply and Manufacturing – DJI Air 2S Fly More Drone Combo
Wesley Cone
$1,275
KARNAK Package #3 of 5‚ 502 K-Flex
Joe Snyder
$ 975
TAMKO Titan XT Shingles‚ 10 Squares
Chris Wiedenhoeft
$ 950
IB Roof Systems – 2022 Chick-Fil-A Kick-off Game Tickets for Two
Brendon Mitcham
$ 900
FLORIDA ROOFING | September 2022