Big Valley Jamboree
This summer marks Danny's
14th consecutive appearance as
the host and MC of Canada's
largest outdoor music festival,
Big Valley Jamboree. Big
Valley Jamoboree
What People Are Saying
"Danny makes bidding fun and
entertaining. His unabashed
sense of humor and impromptu,
razor-sharp wit have helped
raise hundreds of thousands of
dollars for countless charitable
organizations." Read
more testimonials...
In the highly specialized world
of fundraising auctioneering,
Danny Hooper is in a class of
his own. In fact, Peter Kent of
Global TV News calls him "the
Robin Williams of fundraising
auctioneers!" Not only does
Danny's razor-sharp wit and
unabashed sense of humor set him
apart from everybody else in the
business, but he also brings a
very clear sense of purpose to
every fundraising auction he
does, a purpose he sees as
three-fold.
First order of business is to
maximize the proceeds of the
sale. This is where many years
of experience and a 'big bag of
tricks and techniques' comes
into use. Danny respects the
many hours of hard work that
charity organizations put into
the acquisition of auction
items, and he rewards that work
by taking a little bit of extra
time and effort to sell each
item. REMEMBER - there's a BIG
difference between an auto or
livestock auctioneer and a
professional fundraising
auctioneer. Danny's energetic
personality and standup comedy
go a long way to putting every
audience at ease while coaxing
those extra dollars.
Danny's next major purpose is to
entertain, and that he does in
spades. The entertainment
component he brings to each
event with his standup comedy
and rapid-fire impromptu
one-liners gets the entire crowd
involved in the auction, not
just those few people who do the
bidding. Often, people pay high
ticket prices to attend these
events, and they're always
rewarded with an evening of
side-splitting laughter at a
Danny Hooper auction!
And that's how Danny achieves
his third major purpose at each
event, which is to help sell
tickets for next year's auction!
We've discovered that word of
mouth spreads quickly following
a Danny Hooper auction, which
helps explain why today, many of
the auctions that he does in his
hometown of Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada (some now for the 15th
consecutive year!) have grown
into must-attend events that
often sell out many months in
advance.
A professional fundraising
auctioneer is a highly trained
and experienced specialist. So
don't leave the all-important
component of choosing the right
auctioneer to chance when
planning your next fundraising
special event!
