Dealers and consignors made plenty of transactions, but the organization that really cashed in recently at Southeastern Auto Auction of Savannah was Shriners Hospital for Children.

Southeastern Auto Auction of Savannah raised more than $10,000 for Shriners Hospital for Children and gave away more than $25,000 in cash and prizes to its dealer clients who participated in the auction’s fourth annual “Cars, Cash & Caring” celebration, a 10-week long event.

Auction management highlighted the Cars, Cash & Caring events were held during the auction’s weekly wholesale sales on Wednesdays and public sales held on Thursdays with the conclusion occurring on March 21 with more than 1,000 units offered. 

“The ‘Cars’ portion of the event features 10 weeks of auction sales featuring thousands of units run through our lanes,” said Bill McCready, vice president of operations.

“The ‘Cash’ refers to the cash and prizes totaling more than $25,000 as a way to thank our loyal customer base,” McCready continued. “The ‘Caring’ is the money we’ve raised from donations and 50/50 drawings throughout the year for Shriners Hospital.”

McCready said the auction was able to raise funds through the generosity of its dealers and vendors, as well as the hard work of the Southeastern team.

“We have made it our goal to blow past $10,000 and raise even more for the hospital in 2018,” he added.

Shriners Hospital for Children is committed to providing the best care for children in the specialty areas of orthopedics, burn care, spinal cord injury and cleft lip and palate, regardless of the family’s ability to pay.

Back in 1987, Wayne DeLoach, Tommy Childs, and Danny Williams purchased what was then a public auction. Today, the four-lane, wholesale auction typically runs 700 units per week with more than 350 dealer attendees. More dealers attend online using Simulcast and Edge Pipeline.

Southeastern also hosts a public sale each Thursday when about 200 units are run.

For more information, visit www.southeasternaa.com.