CARY, N.C. -

In almost nine years of covering the auto auction business, one of the coolest parts of the job has been to see how the people behind these auctions and the remarketing industry, in general, selflessly pitch in when the going gets tough for a neighbor.

We see that each year when National Auto Auction Association members share their “Auction Life” photos and when we hear stories about auctions lending a helping hand when it comes to things like flood relief.

On Thursday, I saw yet another example of the auction business lending a helping hand.

An email message from NAAA was forwarded to me about Darcy Cassidy, the young daughter of an auctioneer who has fought cancer since age 4 (she turns 12 on Saturday).

NAAA said in the message that her family will have to cover a trial chemotherapy treatment, and that a GoFundMe page has been set up to assist financially. 

More information on the GoFundMe efforts can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/darcyraye.