Page 29 2025 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2025 One lovely surprise of the evening was the high bid brought in by a counted cross stitch farm scene donated by Mark Seggelke. The lovely, framed piece was popular with several bidders, but won by only one. Jane Bryson finally delivered the winning bid of $1,025 for the beautiful work of art. After just right at 90 minutes, the auction came to a conclusion with the final item being a VIP cinema basket donated by Vonderlieth Living Center in Mt. Pulaski. The item was won by Laurie Paige of Bee’s Landscaping for a top bid of $280. Carrying on what is becoming a personal tradition of buying and giving away goodies. Paige gave the bucket to Junior Miss Courtney and Little Miss Vayda as a special thank you for a job well done at the Pink Pumpkin Auction. With the auction completed the final step of the evening was the check out stations manned by Amanda Bowman and Cassie Follis of Collision Concepts and Devyn Fry and her fiancé Gabe VanSlambrouck of Lincoln Daily News. While this is always the most challenging part of the evening, the staff handled it well and, for the most part, buyers were patient waiting their turn. All of the money raised on Thursday night goes directly to the American Cancer Society to benefit of all cancer warriors in Logan County. In 2024 the ACS provided 104 overnight stays for warriors who had to travel out of Logan County for treatment and from January to August 2025 55 stays with a total value of $24,250. In addition, $237,350 was invested in grants for patient transportation and other services to 15 hospital and health care systems in the central Illinois region. The Pink Pumpkin planning committee and its support team wish to express their heart felt appreciation to all those who donated to the 2025 auction and to all those who attended and made purchases. Whether it was a small
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