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Dealer's Auto Auction of Huntsville, as well as Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest, have recently received awards of various types, including organizational and individual acknowledgments.

DAA of Huntsville announced Thursday that it was recognized as the Outstanding Promotion Event East Region Top Auction for 2015 during the Remarketing by Element awards ceremony at the beginning of December.

The Huntsville, Ala. location hosts a weekly sale every Tuesday morning.

Further west, DAA of the Southwest also reached out to Auto Remarketing to let us know that two of its auctioneers have been awarded at the recent U.S. Bid Calling Championship.

DAASW’s Mitch Jordan has been recognized as the 2015 U.S. Bid Calling Champion and Sean Hanafi has been awarded as the 2015 Rookie Champion.

To see them both compete, check out the video of the competition here or in the window above. Jordan can be viewed at the following timestamps: 1:34:40, 2:10:07, and 2:42:48. Hanafi can be viewed at: 00:13:40 and 2:45:47.

Moving over to the east coast in Corry, Pa., the Corry Auto Dealers Exchange has been busy over the holidays. For the fifth consecutive year, Corry ADE held its annual food drive with local dealers who partook in a Thanksgiving meal in exchange for a donation to the Corry Area Food Pantry.

Donations were made in the form of non-perishable food items and cash donations.

“Donations weighed in at 547 pounds, well over last year’s total — plus we received nearly $200 in cash,” said George Kirik, a member of the Corry Area Food Pantry’s board of directors. “It was a great turn out for a wonderful cause. We appreciate what Corry ADE does to help so much.”

Corry ADE also assisted the international charity, Stop Hunger Now, with a donation of $17,400 over the Thanksgiving holiday in association with a local congregation.

This was the third year that Park United Methodist Church has assisted Stop Hunger Now and the second year that Corry ADE has helped them raise funds.

“This year we upped our donation with an added twist,” said Tad Swift, Corry ADE auction manager and family spokesperson. “We challenged the congregation to fundraise to add to our donation. The combined amount is making it possible to send 30,000 meals more than last year — 80,000. It’s awesome to be a part of this effort with our local church and especially to make a difference to people thousands of miles away.” 

To learn more about Stop Hunger Now, click here.