Another wildly successful Pink Pumpkin Auction to benefit the American Cancer Society is now history. The annual event held Thursday night (October 1st) was very well attended, and guests were very generous. This special edition Case-IH pedal tractor donated by Central Illinois Ag was among the night's biggest money makers. Both Collision Concepts and Lincoln Daily News offered to match the first $1,000 raised on the item, which Don Peasley purchased for $1,250. With the two matches, the item brought in a total of $3,250 for the ACS.

Auctioneers Ty and Cody Tucker did a phenomenal job working the crowd and drawing out those bids. Pictured, auctioneer Ty Tucker emphasizes that if anyone bids $1,000 for the special tractor the net take for the ACS will triple.

Several other big ticket items also sold well, including Chicago Bears game tickets that brought double their face value.

The Friends and Family Relay for Life team wishes to thank everyone who donated items and everyone who purchased them for their continued support of this annual fundraiser.

LDN will have additional coverage of the Pink Pumpkin Auction in future editions.

Photo by Nila Smith