<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> La Mirada, CA-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">12.20.12</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The Fresh Produce & Floral Council's annual Holiday Luncheon & Charity Auction raised nearly $60,000 in support of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools and The Wounded Warrior Project. President, Carissa Mace joins AndNowUKnow to share the highlights of the event.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The event took place at the Sheraton Cerritos in Cerritos, CA. The United school districts panel was attended by nearly 100 people with the auctioneers, Kent Kuwata of Smart and Final, Bill Laliberte of WJL Distributors, Inc., and guest auctioneer, Frankie Avalon. A total of $58,505 was raised, more than twice what the event last year. The break down for the day was $3,805 for the silent auctionm, the live auction raised $32,700 and the 50/50 raffle raised $1,100. Additional Contributions to Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools totaled $20,900.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
