Chicago hosted the McDonald All American High School Basketball games this week. In honor of the student athletes, McDonald's held a gala Tuesday night. The event included a dinner, paddle raise donations, and an iBid electronic auction.

Local preparatory school, St. Ignatius, raises money for school at annual Putting on the Ritz event. St. Ignatius chose to continue its use of Events.org's software and auction program iBid, having another successful year of fundraising.

David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox hosted the 3rd annual David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic in early December. Auction proceeds rose 30% from last year with the help of new bidding technology.