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June 2, 2008 

DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers sets news record, grossing over $850,000 dollars, at the BARER event in Half Moon Bay, CA. "We almost doubled the Live Auction results from the year before," states benefit auctioneer Tom DiNardo. This year's Fund-A-Need program set a new record, increasing to $189,000 dollars over last year's previous record of only $80,000 dollars.

May 2, 2008

  
  Right: Tom DiNardo and Chef Michel Richard. Right: Tom DiNardo and Exec. Dir. Jon Mason. Photos by Carl Rulis.

Great benefit auctioneers do make the difference according to DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers founding charity auctioneer Tom DiNardo. "We increased the gross auction proceeds at the St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival by 282% over last year. The highlight of the auction was a dinner prepared by Michel Richard at his Citronelle restaurant that sold for $10,000 dollars."

April 14, 2008

$$ STATE OF THE ECONOMY & NONPROFITS $$

Benefit auctioneer Tom DiNardo comments on the current state of the economy and dispels myths regarding its potential effects on nonprofits and charities. DiNardo states, "Making money for our nonprofit clients is a process of effectively showing them how to do it better." Read the DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers Press Release.

February - March 2008 

Benefit Auctioneer Tom DiNardo gets the job done!

February and March of this year ushered in the advent of a declining economy. Charity auctioneer Tom DiNardo set revenue records in every fundraising event DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers was involved in during the months of February and March despite the odds. The BAC auction, in its 37th year realized a 200% increase (Read BAC Letter of Reference). "We'd tripled our Fund-a-Need and set a new auction fundraising record," states the PC Auction Executive Director (Read PC Auction Letter of Reference).

January 1, 2008

Wine writer and benefit auctioneer, Tom DiNardo, writes his first freelance article featuring Barlow Vineyards which appears in the January 2008 issue of Decanter magazine. Read full article. Mr. DiNardo has written a full length feature article about Barlow Vineyards which also appears this month on WineSquire.com.

December 17, 2007 

Benefit Auctioneer Tom DiNardo is First US Auctioneer to Become A Credentialed Sommelier.

Renowned benefit auctioneer Tom DiNardo successfully graduated from the International Sommelier Guild's grueling eighteen month long Sommelier Diploma Program. Tom DiNardo is the first benefit auctioneer in the United States to become a sommelier diplomate. A sommelier is a person with extensive knowledge about oenology and wine and food pairings. "Completing ISG's comprehensive wine education program was far more intense than my meeting the basic requirements in completing my Bachelor of Arts degree" recalls DiNardo.