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December 3, 2018
ADESA Winnipeg Wins Auction of the Year
Photo by Jeffrey Bellant AWARDS NIGHT: Gregg Maidment, ADESA Winnipeg general manager, along with his daughters, accepts the 2018 Auto Auction of the Year Award for Excellence in Community Service during the NAAA convention in Scottsdale, Ariz., last month. By Jeffrey Bellant
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – ADESA Winnipeg received the 2018 Auto Auction of the Year Award for Excellence in Community Service during a closing award ceremony at the 70th annual National Auto Auction Association convention here in November. The award goes to the auction with the most outstanding service conducted by members of its auction staf. The NAAA established the annual Auto Auction of the Year Award for Excellence in Community Service
and irst presented it at the 2016 NAAA national convention. The winner appears on the cover of the annual auction guide. Outgoing NAAA President Warren Clauss presented the award as part of his inal duties as president. “The auction that earns the national honor, receives an additional $20,000 which they donate to the charity or charities of their choice.” Gregg Maidment, general manager of ADESA Winnipeg, brought Amira and Isabella, his two young daughters, to the podium with him to receive the award with him. “Today, we are going to give a few
brief words on why we believe giving back to our community is so important,” Amira said. She talked about going to charity events with her family and ADESA stafers. “We were able to serve at the Ronald McDonald House to make and serve dinner,” Isabella said. The pair also made their own businesses, such as lemonade stands, to help raise money for groups like the Children’s Hospital, the Make-AWish Foundation and Princess for a Day. “Each time anyone is able to make a donation to a cause for people suf-
fering a life-threatening illness, you are helping someone in need,” Amira said. “Because whether it’s money or donating your time to volunteer…” Isabella added, “…everything counts to make a change in someone’s life.” The girls ended their remarks with, “Thank you.” Maidment followed his daughters. “Kind of hard to top that,” he said. “But everyone is this room is fortunate to have a business where your mission is to bring people together and excite them through auctions. Continued on page 10
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