A huge thanks to everybody who participated in the Hurricane Sandy relief auctions we posted last week. Thanks to you and our advertisers, Sound Toys, Avenson Audio, Dangerous Music, Placid Audio, and Universal Audio, we raised $42,578 towards helping Team Rubicon help victims of the hurricane.
Blog | Nov. 15, 2012
The Hurricane Sandy relief auctions we posted raised over $42,000! THANK YOU!!!
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