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Classic Wines and Kuni BMW Host Happy Hour For Joyful BMW Hybrid Bidder

Hermann battled in an exhilarating live auction bidding war at last year’s Classic Wines Auction to secure the highly anticipated BMW sports car. Thanks to the generous donation from Kuni Automotive, not one but two BMW i8 cars were auctioned off at the event last year. Hermann, along with fellow top bidders Glenn and Linda Dahl, are some of the first owners of the BMW i8 in the Northwest.

Portland, December 30th, 2014. Classic Wines Auction held a Happy Hour at Kuni Happy hour event. The celebration was in held in honor of Chris Hermann who enthusiastically won the bidding war for the highly coveted BMW i8 at the 30th anniversary Classic Wines Auction last March.

Supporters came out to see the new BMW and raise a glass to the nonprofit work of Classic Wines Auction, Inc.

Chris Hermann (second in from the right) rang in the New Year with the unveiling of his new 2015 BMW i8 at the Kuni BMW dealership in Beaverton, Ore. Hermann is pictured here with Richard Kumar (far right), Area Manager for BMW of North America; Heather Martin, Executive Director of the Classic Wines Auction; Greg Goodwin, CEO of Kuni Automotive and Classic Wines Auction Board Member; and Shane O’Hanrahan, General Manager of Kuni BMW (far left).

With nearly 75 guests cheering him on, Hermann unveiled the luxury hybrid sports car with the help of his father and daughter.

From Classic Wines Auction:

Consistently recognized as one of the top ten charity wine auctions in the country by Wine Spectator Magazine since 2001, the Classic Wines Auction has raised nearly $33 million for Portland-area charities since its inception in 1982. Based in Portland, Ore., Classic Wines Auction, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing the Classic Wines Auction and related food and wine events to raise funds for local charities benefiting children and families, including: Metropolitan Family Service, New Avenues for Youth, Friends of the Children-Portland, YWCA Clark County and Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel. See more at www.classicwinesauction.com

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.