I attended the Canadian Thunderbirds Annual Dinner / Auction last evening. The proceeds go to the Thunderbirds and a number of other charities. The Argos Foundation was at the auction with a number of excellent pieces of sports memorabilia.

As soon as I arrived, I noticed a #12 Team Canada Olympic hockey jersey – that would be Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames. It wasn’t one of the silent auction items, it was one of the “premier” live auction items – it was also the first item put up for bid which might have been a bad thing seeing as everyone had money for it.

So, the bidding started and I put in the first bid. Only one other person appeared to be interested which was a good sign – I was able to fend off their attack and came home with the jersey.

I just received my tax refund and spent about 1/2 to 2/3 of the refund on the jersey – it is going to look great in a display case.

I also purchased a 1st basemen’s glove and a Team Canada baseball jersey. I got those for an excellent price and was very happy and had a successful evening all in all.

So, in the next month or so I will have the jersey on display – I can’t wait 🙂