{"id":7430,"date":"2025-03-26T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/?page_id=7430"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T01:15:38","slug":"2025-giant-auction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/2025-giant-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Giant Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">Thank you to everyone who joined us at our giant auction, and a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible! 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