2019 Paint the Paper Pink

2019 Paint the Paper Pink Lincoln Daily News October 2019 Page 21 On the night of the auction there are people who work to assist in making sure everything gets done, and don’t get to attend the auction because they have volunteered to help in those other areas. Thanks so much to Amanda Weyant for her help. Amanda works the front desk at Collision. On Thursday evening she manned the beverage table assisting guests as needed. She also later returned to her desk where she processed debit and credit card payments for buyers as needed. From CCAonline, Lisa Ramlow and Bobby Snyder along with Bobby’s daughter Devyn filled the role of cashiers for the night. For Amanda, Bobby, Devyn and Lisa, this was no small task. With payments coming in at the end of the night to the tune of more than $12,000, all four were kept quite busy after the auction. This year, adding credit and debit payments was new for the auction. It was not without its wrinkles, but these four ladies have already offered suggestions on how to make that run smoother, and yes, notes are already being compiled for 2020 and year number three! Finally, an auction cannot be an auction without an auctioneer, and one of the best we’ve ever known, was more than happy to donate his time and talents to the event. Mike Maske of Mount Pulaski is known for his generosity and willingness to serve the community through donations of his time and talent. He is also very, very good at getting people to part with their money! Throughout the night, Maske nudged every bidder to take just one more shot, and even had one fellow bidding against himself for a while. It was a fun night, and the excited bidder just added to the upbeat tempo of the event. As Maske was working the floor, selling what would end up being one of the bigger sellers of the night – Molly the Minion created by Carol Charron, the bidder hit the $600 mark Continued n