Sharon and Dick Friel have donated their services to the Vera Project Mission for this Evening.
Dick and Sharon Friel have conducted more than 2,600 charity auctions, raising millions of dollars for schools, civic, cultural and healthcare organizations. Although they live in Seattle, Washington, they have participated in charity auctions throughout the United States and have conducted charity auctions in Australia for Opera Australia in Sydney, the Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne and CAPA in Canberra.

In addition to being on stage, the Friels teach classes on how to produce the perfect and profitable charity auction. They can custom design classes for groups needing motivation or facing particular challenges.

For their charitable contributions, Dick and Sharon have received the Pennington Award form Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, the Golden Lion Award from the Woodland Park Zoo, the Lasting Memory Award from The Alzheimer's Award and a 2006 Recognition Award at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Gala.

For the past 15 years, Dick has been the senior vice president of marketing for Aviation Partners and Aviation Partners Boeing. He has served on many charitable boards and is a past president of PONCHO, the charity auction that 'started it all.' Sharon served on the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center board for 24 years.

Thank You Dick and Sharon.