78 Dane Buy Local Members Involved at the 2010 WPT Auction

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78 Dane Buy Local Members Involved at the 2010 WPT Auction

For a second year in a row, Dane Buy Local helped contribute to the success of Wisconsin Public Television's Auction in multiple ways on June 4, 2010.

wpt_2010_02 A Dane Buy Local team of 15 volunteers (some pictured to the left) representing an array of businesses, participated in the phone bank, bringing items to the set, and running the cash register.

We are proud to report that we tripled the amount of participation from our members this year verses last with 62 Dane Buy Local members donating items to the auction. These members all received excellent "on air" reference as being members of Dane Buy Local.

These photos that capture some of the fun that was had while giving back to our community:

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