[Leon]

Your welcome, Rich. We raised $792 at the Dinner for our four legged friends. Add in several donations from kind board members who couldn't even attend and we are going to be around $825'ish. I don't want to take anymore donations as that is not was this was all about (only asking to give a donation). The several donations already made, from members who didn't attend, are very, very much appreciated. I just don't want folks to think this was ONLY about donations. It was about the dinner and sparing a few bucks, from those who attended, and in the end being able to help some of our mans-best-friends from the tragic times they have been through. It will take a little bit of time, maybe a few weeks or so, but I will come back and let everyone know exactly where the money went to....and hopefully the specific doggies we all helped.

Thanks again to Heritage Auctions for the Platinum Sponsorship.

And also thanks to Goldin Auctions for their Gold Sponsorship. And last but certainly not least, thanks to the members who attended and the great speakers we had. I am sure I will give more thoughts about the National in other threads in the near future. Now off to breakfast and back to the floor of the National.