We raised $2.5M through underwriting, tickets, all auctions, and meet the need. Great news for CCD and the clients we serve!!

On behalf of LCD, I and the rest of us all want to say Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our event as successful as it was.  Everything you all did was professional and polished and gave a buzz to our event that wouldn’t have achieved such levels without you and your crew.

We will definitely be calling you back for all future charity events and will stand as a strong reference if you ever need one, including allowance to share our logo as a happy customer.

We, together, will be presenting a check for over 45,000 to 1strcf.org at our toy drive.

Our organization benefited so much from having Dean McCurry & his professional team as part of our fundraising gala. Not only did DM Auction Services make the live auction fun & easy, but Dean also helped us raise four times the amount of funds that we had in prior years during our ‘call to action’. Dean & his staff are fun & entertaining, but they also care deeply about the work they do & helping organizations have successful events.

DM Auction Services rocks! You helped take our Fork-Off fundraising event to a new level – raising record breaking $$$ for Network! The support we receive leading up to the event, the day of and all the reporting is top notch. We look forward to working with you again in 2024!

We have used Dean and his team at DM Auction Services since 2018 for our annual gala. They are friendly and easy to communicate with. Dean brings LOTS of fun and excitement to any live auction. His energy pumps the room up and gets everyone bidding! A good time is always had by all! DM Auction Services is who you need at your next fundraiser!

Dean, Kayla, Dustin, and the rest of the DM staff are outstanding! The team came down to Houston to help us execute our first live and virtual auction.  No worries because was Dean a hit with our crowd and we had record-breaking success, raising over $75,000 in about 20 minutes!  The trips are unique, the concierge service for our donors a huge plus, and Kayla manages all the bidding and reports for you.  Trust your next hybrid, virtual, or in-person fundraiser to a crew of specialists who take care of all your auction needs!

I recommend Dean without hesitation or any reservation. Dean and his staff are the very best in the business! They helped us every step of the way with our school auction. He knows this business better than anyone. Before the event, he helped us organize and plan the auction. And on the night of the event, he brought an energy and spirit like no other. We had a fun, exciting, and very profitable night in large part because of the involvement of Dean and his staff. We can’t thank them enough, and we can’t wait to use them again!

Dean was such a welcomed addition to our fundraiser this year! He was able to engage with our guests prior to the live auction through a fun game of “heads or tails”. We surpassed our auction goal by $10,000 and this is largely in part to Dean’s expert skills in bidding up the items! He is easy to work with, knows his stuff, and would be a value add to any organization looking to have a live auction as part of their program.

Thank you very much. It certainly is an awesome cause. Your team was did a great job, everyone was very pleasant and easy to work with.

Dean, Please schedule us for (next year) as we could not have been happier with your results and commitment to excellence.

“We have attended many auctions hosted by Dean McCurry over the years. Best Auctioneer ever! His unique fundraising style, like heads or tails and accepting multiple winners per bid, bring in extra funds.

Great travel destinations and top quality sports and accessory items to bid on increase participation by guests.  He rounds it all out with top marketing strategies via social media and a talented and helpful staff. We highly recommend Dean’s services!”

“THANK YOU for a tremendous event! MIS is so grateful to EACH ONE OF YOU for the extra hours, dedication and love that went into every element of this year’s Auction:

• Dean, your ENERGY is unmatched! You find great bargains and generate so much excitement. Gail, it’s often said that the person behind the scenes is the ‘neck’ that supports and turns the head – thank you for turning continually toward Mary Immaculate.
• Candace, you truly have a gift of making everything BEAUTIFUL! I can’t think of a conversation I had Saturday night that didn’t include, at some point, a comment about the décor. “Is this really where we have the fish fry events?” “Isn’t this the scout place?” Your talent truly transformed the Center into something magical.
• Kayla, how you make transactions and information management so clean and ORGANIZED is truly a gift. People who work behind the scenes are often overlooked but this is where you truly shine! As I await the excel spreadsheet and prepare to import, I am personally especially grateful for you.
• Scott’s music was UPBEAT, fun and kept everyone singing and dancing

The primary purpose of the Auction is to generate funds for the school and we were definitely successful toward that end. But the secondary goal of creating/furthering community was especially important this year coming off of the pandemic. BECAUSE OF EACH OF YOU, we were successful here as well. And because everyone had a good time, that will generate more enthusiasm for future years.”

WOW what a great job you did on 2-22-22!! We appreciate you helping us to make $29,500 for our live auction. That is an amazing amount for only 5 live auction items. Thank you for bringing your wife and another spotter to help make this a big success.  We really needed them as the tables were so spread out.

You have done many auctions for Northwood to help us raise a lot of money for our beneficiaries.  Since this was our first luncheon, we were unsure how it would turn out. The ladies were very generous this year!

Dean and his team did a great job at our event! He is so energetic and gets everyone so excited. We raised a lot of money for our beneficiaries, thanks to him and Kayla for PowerPoint. WOW, many thanks to Dean McCurry Auction Services for a job well done!

“Together, we raised a net amount of
$573,000!”

Dean and his team did an amazing job at making our gala the most successful one to date! Dean’s auctioneering skills helped the live auction part of the event go better than expected as well as with the Big Board, Heads or Tails game, and Paddles Up! Dean was a great resource before the event helping us finalize trip packages that sold so many times and for more than we expected. The night was magical, and we have Dean to thank for a huge portion of it!”

They offer auctioneers, auction software and support among many other services. They are easy to work with, professional and always responsive.

We cannot thank you enough for your help in making our WOKC Anniversary Gala the successful event it was!  You continued to stick with us during an unprecedented pandemic and helped us set goals which were achieved beyond our wildest expectations.  You and Kayla are quick to always answer questions and give feedback immediately.  Your professionalism and attention to detail is top notch!  I have used you for several years at my events over the past 10 years and I am pleased with your outcome every time.  I know we will have a successful event because Dean and his team are there!
I will continue to make a high recommendation to anyone who needs more than just an auctioneer….you were part of our Gala team!

Dean did a fabulous job leading our luncheon crowd in a rousing round of Heads and Tails and a super successful Fund-a-Need. Dean kept it fast-paced and fun which we’re confident made a difference in how many donors participated. We especially appreciated Dean’s expert advice before our event. He was generous with his time and his wisdom. And there’s no extra charge for his eye-catching dinner jackets which helped our attendees keep their focus on raising funds for a worthy cause!

Thanks to Candace, Kort, and Tyler. We couldn’t have hosted a silent auction without all you did. And of course, Tyler did an amazing job on the live auction. Thank you all for the time and resources you put in to make the event successful, as well as your flexibility and patience when things didn’t go according to plan! The team will certainly have more knowledge for next year, I know Tony Llano looks forward to huddling up with you Dean – this was our first time hiring auction services and lots of lessons learned – thanks for getting us through with great success.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to you and your team of auction professionals at Dean McCurry Auction Services. You helped us take our fundraising gala, Valor Ball, to a level that we did not think was possible in our first year. You gave us strategic advice about how to make the most out of our Silent and Live Auction opportunities. You were generous with your time and your information at our planning and wrap up meetings. And, your team was responsive to our many questions and changes as we got closer to our deadlines. We love the Q-tego software and on-line bidding, as did our guests. Thank you again and we look forward to working with you in the future.

Mr. McCurry definitely understood how to manage our 600 guests and kept them interested in our fund raising while having fun. The bottom line is Mr. McCurry and Ms. Aalbers are a joy to work with, they minimize the amount of auction tracking and accounting that we previously performed manually, and we raised 5 times the money we raised in 2017. We have already contracted for next year.

Thank you Kayla. Your team was AWESOME as always!!!!

Thank you Dean! Thank you to you and your fabulous team for all of their guidance, support and help to make this year such a huge success! Next year I want to beat our record and make it the highest grossing year yet! ????