Dennis Kirban
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2009
Last Saturdays Open House marked 30 years
12 dozen (144) Yum Yum donuts gone in under 2 hours I didn't get one.
the 50/50 cash contest netted the winner $501 that is what he took home. (That more than paid for his trip)
Donated raffle items totaled over $4500 and took just under 2 hours to give away.
The No Reserve auction was a huge hit ironically the winner bidder on the Epitome GNX #137 with matching #137 art print owns 137 GNX in real life! That created a round of applause.
The long distance was one by GN Rick drove his GN from Illinois to our shop.
We had about a dozen people for dinner the nite before.
Over 1,500 raffle tickets were purchased.
I estimate 125 to 150 people came even wit the weather being iffy.
After 50 years I meant Vince who I had replaced as a photographer in Vietnam. Ironically, also at our event was one of our Vietnam customers who grew up near where we both served.....it was quite an emotional time for me. It was Vince's one son who is a customer of ours that was the connecting piece of the puzzle.
My wife Eileen made up a beautiful display board which included a picture of me and Vince in front of the 17th Aviation Headquarters in Nha Trang Vietnam in 1967.....we were both a lot younger then. I was 19. I been in contact with several magazines that may do a article on this unusual occasion.
denniskirban@yahoo.com
After reading the above you can see what you missed last Saturday.
12 dozen (144) Yum Yum donuts gone in under 2 hours I didn't get one.
the 50/50 cash contest netted the winner $501 that is what he took home. (That more than paid for his trip)
Donated raffle items totaled over $4500 and took just under 2 hours to give away.
The No Reserve auction was a huge hit ironically the winner bidder on the Epitome GNX #137 with matching #137 art print owns 137 GNX in real life! That created a round of applause.
The long distance was one by GN Rick drove his GN from Illinois to our shop.
We had about a dozen people for dinner the nite before.
Over 1,500 raffle tickets were purchased.
I estimate 125 to 150 people came even wit the weather being iffy.
After 50 years I meant Vince who I had replaced as a photographer in Vietnam. Ironically, also at our event was one of our Vietnam customers who grew up near where we both served.....it was quite an emotional time for me. It was Vince's one son who is a customer of ours that was the connecting piece of the puzzle.
My wife Eileen made up a beautiful display board which included a picture of me and Vince in front of the 17th Aviation Headquarters in Nha Trang Vietnam in 1967.....we were both a lot younger then. I was 19. I been in contact with several magazines that may do a article on this unusual occasion.
denniskirban@yahoo.com
After reading the above you can see what you missed last Saturday.