Page 7 2024 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2024 him up on, including the bike. Thanks to the mother son team the bike brought $4,000 the first time around. Collision Concepts also offered a $1,500 match on the bike so that first time it brought in more than $5,500. Later on in the evening, out of the blue the bike was wheeled front and center and it was announced that it was going to sell again. This time the winning bidder was Greg Patel. Another fun auction was that of the pink tractor donated by Central Illinois Ag with a custom pink paint job done by Darrin Schempp of Atlanta. The tractor came with a pre-determined matching bid of up to $1,000 by Lincoln Daily News. In the end Don Peasley purchased the tractor for slightly over $1,000. With the match the tractor brought in $2,000. Another fun item that went at a good price was a gift basket made by former Little Miss Logan County Kodi Eigenbrod, who served as Little Miss in 2023. Kodi had helped with the 2023 auction and had enjoyed it greatly. This year she wanted to contribute again, so she made jewelry, a ring, necklace and bracelet and put it is a gift basket with a gift card. The item brought in a large amount for the American Cancer Society. There was another basket that contained a lot of candy and it was purchased and given to the 2024 Junior Miss and Little Miss as a thank you from the buyer. Eleven year-old Bryson Alley, the son of Dwayne Alley of D-Fades in Lincoln, was another youth who wanted to help. He and his dad designed a red, white and blue pumpkin for the auction which was snatched up quickly during the live auction. Both of the young donors were praised for their compassion and desire to do something good in their community. At the end of the night, there was a large sigh of relief from the committee. As everyone knows there is always that brief moment of doubt when planning a party. Will anyone come, will everything go right, will it all be worth it? Continued --
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