dinner was fun last nigh

[Rich Klein]

Leon:

As always thank you for organizing our yearly hospitatlity room. I hope you got a lot of donations for the doggies I have two who are missing me terribly this week.

speakers were good -- Josh was great and has gotten even funnier, berkus can go at least 30 fun-filled minutes at any time, I would have thouht Bob freedman would be older and Chris C's infomercial needs to be tempered a bit

More details in one of my ramblings columns after the show

rich

[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.

[isaac2004]

Thanks Leon, it was a true pleasure getting the chance to attend, all the hard work you did to put it together paid off.

KUDOS to you!!!

[MBMiller25]

Leon, Thank you again for your hospitality on Friday night. I had a very good time, before I got tuckered out and had to go to bed! I really appreciate the work you do to put these dinners together.

[queencitysportscards]

Thanks Leon for a great event. It was nice to meet some of you in person and those who I have done business with, exchanged emails and talked with on the phone.

See you all next year and hopefully some of you before then!

Thanks Leon, Heritage and Goldin Auctions!

[xcgrammer]

Dinner was awesome and handled perfectly! Thanks Leon and all sponsers involved.