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		<title>61st International Auctioneers Association Conference &amp; Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year’s annual International Auctioneers Association Conference and Show was held in Greensboro, North Carolina during the month of July. It is a time when the industry comes together to connect, share ideas, success stories and further their education by choosing from over fifty educational sessions. This was a special year for BA360’s Affiliate Auctioneer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There Such a Thing as an Auction Season?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Benefit auctions typically run in seasons closely following the Public Schools Calendar &#8211; in our case, the Portland Public Schools Calendar. We have our Fall Auction Season which begins after Labor Day weekend and continues on until the Thanksgiving break, followed by the Winter Auction Season starting in late January moving through the beginning of Spring Break, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benefitauctions360.com/blog/?p=231</link>
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		<title>Cascade AIDS Project&#8217;s 21st Annual Art Evening &amp; Auction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following a reception featuring artwork in the Silent Auction and previewing Live Auction pieces, well over 300 Cascade AIDS Project supporters trickled into a larger section of Post 419 in the Bison Building for a dinner and Live Auction. The evenings production, put together by a fabulous Event Committee and managed on the evening of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benefitauctions360.com/blog/?p=215</link>
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		<title>2010 Annual Liberty Auction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is one of the peak times of the year now for Benefit Auctions 360 and we have been keeping very busy! During the first weekend of May, our Associate Auctioneer, Erin Doherty Ward was out from NYC to work the Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health &#38; NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Annual Liberty Auction. With a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benefitauctions360.com/blog/?p=208</link>
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		<title>Girls, Inc. &#8211; Power of the Purse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The room was alive with supporters on Friday night at the Power of the Purse auction and event for Girls, Inc. One of the trends we have seen take place at auctions this year, perhaps in response to last year&#8217;s softer economy, is the inclusion of performances before the Live Auction begins to get the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess for Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About ten years ago, when I first moved to Portland, I helped put together a community event for the opening of the Eastbank Esplanade.  One of the organizations participating that year was Chess for Success. Watching the many children play chess on the day of the event and witnessing the level of concentration that goes into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefit Auctions 360 is Growing in More Ways Than One!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after winning the prestigious title of 2005 International Auctioneer Champion, Johnna Wells founded Benefit Auctions 360. At the time, the venture was a one-woman operation, but Wells went into it with a grander scheme in mind for the future. “The name Benefit Auctions 360 actually came out of my vision to work with organizations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 17th: National Auctioneers Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the third Saturday in April has been declared National Auctioneers Day? Well it&#8217;s true! In the spirit of celebration for one of America&#8217;s oldest professions, we thought it would be fun to share a few facts about the industry: The Live Auction industry contributes approximately a quarter-trillion dollars in sales to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benefitauctions360.com/blog/?p=164</link>
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		<title>DoveLewis&#8217; Boutiques Unleashed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, April 9th, our lovely Miss Wells modeled and auctioned for the Boutiques Unleashed event to raise money for DoveLewis&#8216; Pet Loss Support Program &#8211; a cause so many of us pet owners can empathize with. In short, the organization pairs several of Portland&#8217;s media personalities with a pet and a boutique and puts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benefitauctions360.com/blog/?p=138</link>
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		<title>Welcome Auctioneer, Erin Doherty Ward, B.A.S., C.A.I.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is long overdue, but Benefit Auctions 360 would like to introduce our associate Auctioneer, Erin Doherty Ward, and welcome her to our team! Erin is a highly trained Benefit Auction Specialist and Third Generation Auctioneer out of Long Island, New York. We recently received two videos, that cover some exciting projects that both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benefitauctions360.com/blog/?p=125</link>
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