This year’s live auction is being conducted by a professional auctioneer from Red Derby Consultants, Mr. Ernie Rogers. Mr. Ernie Rogers is a licensed Auctioneer and Associate Real Estate Broker.  He is the 2004-2005 Virginia State Champion Auctioneer.  Currently he serves on the board of directors for the Virginia Auctioneers Association.  He is a graduate of Arizona Western College, the Reppert School of Auctioning in Auburn, Indiana, a retired Captain in the United States Air Force Reserve, and has 17 years of banking experience.  Ernie also conducts about 35 fundraisinf auctions each year in Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and Florida for non-profit organizations. Mr. Rogers will be accompanied by his assistant – Dave Henderson. Items that will be up for auction this year include:
Signed Dale Earnhardt Jr. panel of 88 National Guard car from the 2008 Pepsi 400 at Daytona.	Signed Cal Ripkin, Jr 2,500 Consecutive Games Plaque
Other items up for auction include Paul Reed Smith Guitar autographed by Ricky Skaggs 100,000 Marriott points