ARA Foundation Charity Auction to feature dozens of items
By Brock Huffstutler
The ARA Foundation Charity Auction and Reception will be held tomorrow evening from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Orange County Convention Center North/South Building — SA1 (by the event segment exit), in Orlando.
Dozens of items will be up for bid during the auction. The ARA Foundation will reinvest 100 percent of the auction proceeds into programs that benefit the rental community, including educational scholarships, employee training assistance, disaster relief, improvement projects that give back to our communities while raising the profile of rental and mentor/mentee relationships within the industry.
Those attending this year’s Charity Auction and Reception also will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for a 50/50 raffle to help support Foundation programs (need not be present to win).
A bid number is required to attend the auction, which will be facilitated by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America). Participants can pick up a bid book at Registration, at the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Booth No. 2046, at the ARA Foundation Booth No. 3718 — or at the auction.
The ARA Foundation Charity Auction and Reception is sponsored by Mi-T-M Corp. and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America). Allied Financial Solutions, a show exhibitor, is offering six-months-same-as-cash financing on any auction item purchase.
The following items will be up for bid during the auction:
Microsoft Surface Go 3 tablet and laptop
Donated by Alert Rental Software
Booth No. 1850
MAC3 Rivet Buster air tool
Donated by ANA
Booth No. 3814
$5,000 vacation voucher that can be used for any trip
Donated by ARA Insurance
Booth No. 3417
Barreto Manufacturing 13 SG stump grinder
Donated by Attema Sales
20-ft.-by-20-ft.-by-8-ft. Festival® CAN-T frame tent
Donated by Aztec Tents
Booth No. 2626
SG1301HGT stump grinder
Donated by Billy Goat
Booth No. 1065
Tailgate package with generator, cooler, folding chairs, cornhole game and Fast Four game
Donated by CASE Construction Equipment
Booth No. 4870
MVP60-GK5 plate compactor
Donated by Crown Construction Equipment
Booth No. 5213
WBT36-GK5 walk-behind power trowel
Donated by Crown Construction Equipment
Booth No. 5213
“Dream Garage” workspace and custom garage workbench by California Closets
Donated by Ditch Witch
Booth No. 4601
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wine package
Donated by DPL Telematics
Booth No. 5210
Maestro City wood chipper/shredder
Donated by Eliet USA
Booth No. 1459
$1,000 gift certificate
Donated by Green Manufacturing
Booth No. 3801
Two $2,500 NAPA Auto Parts gift cards
Donated by Herc Rentals
10-ft.-by-10-ft. V3 tent
Donated by InsTent Industries, home of Vitabri
Booth No. 2226
One custom rental contract
Donated by James Waite Law
Booth No. 3614
Autographed Roger Staubach Dallas Cowboys jersey
Donated by James Waite Law
Booth No. 3614
X330 lawn tractor
Donated by John Deere
Booth No. 4639
$1,000 worth of any Kwik-Cover stock items
Donated by Kwik-Covers
Booth No. 2630
Char-Broil Deluxe Digital Electric Smoker
Donated by Manitou North America
Booth No. 3463
Multimatic 235 multiprocess welder
Donated by Miller Electric Manufacturing Co.
Booth No. 2855
GEN-2500-IMM1 inverter generator
Donated by Mi-T-M Corp.
Booth No. 2259
E-750 Electric Wheelbarrow™
Donated by PowerPusher®, Div. of Nu-Star
Booth No. 1989
$500 E-gift certificate
Donated by Rental InnovationZ
Booth No. 2911
Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wine package
Donated by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America)
Booth No. 2046
Hitachi racing package with #2 Josef Newgarden IndyCar scale model and autographed race shirt
Donated by Sullair, a Hitachi Group Co.
Booth No. 5001
185 T4F portable air compressor – American Heart Association “Heart of Gold” edition
Donated by Sullair, a Hitachi Group Co.
Booth No. 5001
$5,000 travel voucher to the destination of your choosing
Donated by Sunbelt Rentals
Kids’ Rainbow Water Slide/Bounce House Combo with blower and stakes
Donated by Tentandtable.com
Booth No. 635, 835
Traeger Ironwood 885 pellet grill
Donated by TireSocks
Booth No. 5010
Disney package — Three-day passes for Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot Center and Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, Orlando, and three-night lodging at the Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Port Orleans French Quarter or Port Orleans Riverside Resort.
Donated by Toro
Booth No. 4226