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 Dick
and Sharon Friel have conducted more than 2,600 charity auctions,
raising millions of dollars for schools, civic, cultural and
healthcare organizations. Although they live in Seattle, Washington,
they have participated in charity auctions throughout the United
State and have conducted charity auctions in Australia for Opera
Australia in Sydney, the Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne and CAPA
in Canberra.
In addition to being on stage, the Friels conduct classes on
producing the perfect and profitable charity auction. They custom
design classes for groups needing motivation or facing particular
challenges.
For their charitable contributions, Dick and Sharon have received
the Pennington Award from Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical
Center, the Golden Lion Award fro the Woodland Park Zoo, the
Alzheimer’s Association’s Lasting Memory Award and a 2006
Recognition Award at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Gala.
For the past 15 years, Dick has been the Senior Vice President of
Marketing for Aviation Partners and Aviation Partners Boeing. He has
served on many charitable boards and is a past president of PONCHO,
the charity auction that ‘started it all.’ Sharon served on the
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center board for 24 years.
THANK YOU…THANK YOU…THANK YOU…THANK YOU.
"You can never say thank you, enough!" Dick Friel |
