A Fast Car, Great Getaways, Cutting-Edge Axe-Periences!

THE FOCUS OF THIS YEAR’S SILENT AUCTION was to offer more fun and exciting experiences to members – and it certainly paid off. Bidding was vigorous, with almost 300 bids cast for a final auction total of $18,221 raised for NV/RPAC to support the issues and candidates that preserve and protect your industry.

Thanks to the hard work of Silent Auction Chair Mary Ann Burstein, the NV/RPAC Campaign Committee and the generosity of donors, this year’s auction offerings rose to the next level. For lovers of fast cars, Aston Martin Washington DC provided a weekend rental, James Bond style, with a 2019 Aston Martin DB11. There were getaways to the Caymans, a luxury Florida resort, Ambergris Caye, Belize and to a beautiful bed & breakfast right here in Northern Virginia. Those looking for fun recreational experiences a little closer to home could bid on packages from Bad Axe Throwing, Ultimate Archery Dodgeball, and Dave & Buster’s. Two lucky baseball fans had the opportunity to see the Washington Nationals WIN the National League Division Title in Game #4 against the St. Louis Cardinals. There were baskets of good cheer from local wineries and distilleries, plus many of 2019’s hottest electronic gadgets and gifts to bid on.

The simple-to-use web-based auction platform was a hit again this year. This platform gives bidders the convenience of bidding and monitoring items remotely from their phones or computers as well as onsite during the convention. Look for it again next year for another fun, successful fundraising experience.

A very special thank-you to the Realtors®, companies, affiliated service providers, local businesses and individuals for donating the wonderful auction items:

• Aston Martin Washington DC 
• Mary Bayat, Bayat Realty, Inc.
• Boomerang Tours, Inc.
• BPG Inspections
• Mary Bowen, Long & Foster Real Estate
• Mary Ann Burstein, Long & Foster Real Estate
• Genevieve Concannon, Advon Real Estate
• Crescendo Studios 
• Dave & Buster’s Fairfax
• Michelle Doherty, RE/MAX Allegiance
• ECI Development 
• Greenhill Vineyards
• Hidden View Bed & Breakfast 
• Sanjay Joshi, Ikon Realty
• Kathy Kratovil, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
• L’Auberge Provencal 
• Middleburg Life Magazine
• Nicholas Lagos, Century 21 New Millennium
• Gary Lange, Weichert, Realtors®
• Long & Foster Real Estate 
• Paula Martino, NVAR 
• Matchbox Restaurants 
• Roger Nakazawa, Olympia Realty, Inc.
• Peter Nguyen, The Reef Team NVAR
• Prosperity Home Mortgage
• Christine Richardson, Weichert, Realtors®
• Andrea Riggs, NVAR
• John Slye, Ameris Bank Mortgage Services
• Derrick Swaak, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
• Virginia Treanor, National Museum for Women in the Arts
• Scott Tucker, Guaranteed Rate Affinity
• Ultimate Archery Dodgeball 
• Josh Veverka, NVAR
• Kevin Wheeler, 123JUNK 
• Vijay Yadlapati
• Ann Yanagihara, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage