Archive for May, 2011

Dallas, TX — The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth held the 2011 Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner and Auction benefitting the residents of Sendai, Japan, Victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Thursday, April 28 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club, Dallas at Las Colinas.

The evening started with a cocktail reception for dignitaries hosted by former Dallas Mayor and United States Senatorial Candidate Tom Leppert along with Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief and wife Rosie who served as honorary hosts for the event. Evening highlights included an address by Keynote Speaker Thomas W. Horton, President of AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc., a toast by The Honorable Takahiko Watabe, Deputy Consul-General of Japan and the presentation of the Bridges-to-Friendship Award presented by Mayor Moncrief to John H. Stich, Honorary Consul General of Japan at Dallas. The Sun & Star Legacy Award was then presented to Thomas W. Horton of AMR and American Airlines.

Following the awards dinner, attendees were treated to a Live Auction conducted by United Country President Mike Jones that included exotic trips, sports packages and unique items followed by a “Fund-A-Relief” campaign. Highlights of the auction included multiple international trips via American Airlines and JAL, Dallas Mavericks Autographed ball and package, Spa trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Nolan Ryan Package including a Texas Rangers Baseball Club Suite, Dallas Cowboys package and more.

Sponsors for the event included United Country Auction Services, 7-11, Inc., American Airlines, DFW Airport, Texas Instruments, Ernst & Young, Toyota, Haynes and Boone, LLP and others.

Myndi Easter, Buckner Home, Scott Collins, Timm Matthews, DFW Sports, Carl Naylor and Tommy Naylor with United Country Auction Services.

Dallas, TX — United Country Auction Services stepped to the plate to help the children at Buckner House by sponsoring and conducting the Live Auction at the 2011 Buckner House Sporting Clay Shoot held Saturday, April 16 at Elm Fork in Dallas. The shoot, sponsored by business and community leaders is an annual event held to help at-risk and orphaned children.

Event organizer Ted Hill speaking on behalf of Buckner in a correspondence to United Country Auction Services President Mike Jones said, “It was a great event, raising over $62,000 in a short time for the kids at Buckner House. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated. Once again, United Country stands up to make a statement by helping raise badly needed funds in Dallas.”

Hill added, “ I have been told and it has been discussed within the Buckner House Committee on the outstanding job done by Carl Naylor our United Country auctioneer. Several people commented, “the Auctioneer was the best…. and he made the Live Auction!”

Buckner International is a Dallas based global ministry helping at-risk and orphaned children and families through foster care. Learn more about Buckner at www.buckner.org and about United Country Auction Services at www.ucauctionservices.com.