10th Annual Charity Sports Auction

One hard part about being in London at the current moment was missing the check presentation last night. As many of you know, I spent the last year working on the 10th Annual Charity Sports Auction. This event is hosted by the Sport Management Club at Syracuse University. It is a silent auction which takes place in the back-court of the Carrier Dome during a men's basketball game. All proceeds from the event are donated to a charity in Central New York selected by the club members.

My co-chair Brooke and I spent the last year overseeing nearly all of the aspects of this event. This year's event took place on December 6, 2014 during the SU v. Saint John's basketball game. With over 20,000 individuals attending the event, we were set to achieve our goal of raising over $40,000 for Make-A-Wish Central New York. This would break the record of highest amount achieved through the charity sports auction and raise our grand total to over $250,000. We had over 500 items on display and the crowd seemed to enjoy the event greatly. There was also an online auction, many advertisements sold, and an after-the-auction sale. All proceeds from all of these portions were combined into our final total.

Last night was the check presentation during the men's basketball game. Although I was not able to attend (for obvious reasons, aka London), I am so proud that my co-chair Brooke was able to do so! I was able to live vicariously through the Snapchats and pictures some of my friends took of the presentation.

So - without further ado - our final total from the 10th Annual Charity Sports auction is: 

$59,185!

I could not be more proud of the club and all the work they put into this event. Thank you to everyone who supported the event and donated to the cause. We can grant around 6 wishes with this donation to the organization. So proud of the hard work everyone put into the event!