Man, so much to say here but I will try and keep it brief. First off, a BIG thank you to Chip and Bonnie for all of their hard work, time and money that they put into making the auction a huge success. I think most of us realize what Chip and Bonnie put into this but i doubt any of realize the EXTENT of the work, time and money they invest. Also, a big thanks to all of the other people who contributed items, time and energy as well. Every year Chip does this auction, the growth in the amount raised is almost exponential ie I believe this year saw a 40% increase from the prior year!! Geez Chip, you keep this up and pretty soon you will be auctioning cars, vacation homes, etc and be raising 7-figure amounts for VT softball. Now THAT will buy some VERY nice socks!!