MCAA’s 19th Annual Online Auction Success

Words: Mason Contractors

Thank you to all of those who participated in the 19th Annual Online Auction from April 25th - April 27th. The MCAA is excited to announce that we have surpassed our goal and set a new record. It is because both our generous donors and our record-number of bidders that we were able to reach our goal.

 

“The Annual Online Auction is integral to our mission of supporting business owners around the country. For the third year in a row, we’ve set a record for the number of dollars this event has generated. We sincerely appreciate all donors and bidders who made this event possible,” said Jeff Buczkiewicz.

 

The MCAA would like to thank the following companies for their generous donations. We appreciate your support of the industry:



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