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NBAA Third Annual Benefit Auctions
During the Convention, NBAA will hold the Third Annual Benefit Auctions to support NBAA Charities, a charitable fund established to provide support to worthy causes in the business aviation community. The Benefit Auctions include both Live and Silent Auctions. For more information on NBAA Charities, visit www.nbaa.org/charities.
Live Auction
The Third Annual Live Auction will be held during the NBAA Benefit Gala on the evening of Wednesday, September 26. Auctioneer Dick Friel will lead a lively round of bidding during the festivities. This event is sure to sell out, so purchase your Benefit Gala tickets online today!
Reprising his role as NBAA's Live Auction host, Dick Friel is an acclaimed charity auctioneer and member of the business aviation community. He and his wife Sharon have conducted more than 2,600 charity auctions, raising millions of dollars for schools, civic, cultural and healthcare organizations in the United States and abroad. For the past 15 years, Friel has been the senior vice president of marketing for Aviation Partners and Aviation Partners Boeing.
Review the List of Live Auction Items
Silent Auction
Silent Auction items will be on display in Lobby C of the Georgia World Congress Center as follows:
- Monday, September 24
12:00 noon – 7:00 pm - Tuesday, September 25
9:30 am – 6:30 pm - Wednesday, September 26
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Exhibitors and Attendees may view and bid on Silent Auction items on those days, and successful bidders will be awarded on Thursday, September 27.
Items won in the Silent Auction may be picked up on Thursday, September 27 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Registration area in the Hall C Lobby of the Georgia World Congress Center.
Review the List of Silent Auction Items
Auction Donations
To donate an item for either the Live or Silent Auctions, or for more information, contact NBAA’s Dina Green at dgreen@nbaa.org.
To view a list of items auctioned last year, visit the NBAA2006 Benefit Auctions page.


