Success Stories

Our real satisfaction comes not only from helping create a successful event, but also from knowing how our work helps you have an even greater positive impact in the communities you serve.

These are a few of the comments about our auctions from clients, attendees and the news media.

"The audience opened their wallets to raise more than $570,000 to provide vacations for terminally ill children."
--Orlando Sentinel

“We would have been delighted with $10-15,000. AFA got us $66,727.50 our first year, and they acquired all the items for the auction!”
--Professional football team health care foundation

"Your auction doubled our budget."
--Political candidate

“More than $33,000.00 in extra income every year. We can now care for so many more people, thanks to your help!”
--Good Shepard Foundation

“You doubled our prior auction profits and your computer system reduced our checkout time from 2 hours to less than 25 minutes. You have given us more than $72,000 per year for the last nine years!”
--Rollins College

“Another record event. This is your 11th auction for us and profits were higher than ever before. You have now raised more than a million dollars for us. Our best supporters can’t seem to wait to get another of your trips and they rave about the service.”
--11 campus, 2000 bed hospital system.

"Experienced auctioneer Wade West worked the crowd like a conductor orchestrating a symphony."
--Florida Magazine

"In 22 minutes, your auction took us from a significant projected loss for the event to a profit of $48,000 for the kids who need us. God bless you."
--Children Cancer Foundation

“We thought we were too small to benefit from an auction. Our little animal shelter is now a much larger animal shelter thanks to your work. Thanks from all (especially the puppies and kittens!)
--South Lake County Animal Shelter

You did it again! In a down economy, you raised more than ever before. Six years ago, we were caring for 22 cats. We now feed and care for more than 500 every day, and we can afford it, thanks to you.
--Cat Protection Society

….annual gala raised $525,000 in one evening as smoothly as a well choreographed waltz.
--Orlando Leisure Magazine

“We needed money for our children’s sight-saving program. Your auction of just one item brought us exactly $100,000.00 in less than 7 minutes!”
--NASCAR Foundation

“$183,000.00! Beyond our wildest dreams!”
--Give Kids the World

$527,000 in less than 40 minutes…. and a huge audience of delighted attendees.
--ReMax Real Estate Pediatric Health Care Foundation program for Children’s Miracle Network.

If you would like your organization to have the extra funding like those organizations do, then please call Kelly Watkins now at (407) 895-8000 or toll-free at (866) 896-4500 for more information.