Judi Taggart, left, team captain of Pub Mania's Tagg Team, hugs Greater Lakes Region Children's Auction founder Warren Bailey during opening c…

Participants enjoy themselves at the opening ceremony of Pub Mania at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery in Gilford on Dec. 7, 2023. (Daniel Sarch/The…

Michael Seymour, right, former Laconia mayor and chair of the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction, speaks during the opening ceremony for …

Past chair of the Greater Lakes Region Children's Auction Jaimie Sousa speaks during the opening ceremony of Pub Mania at Patrick's Pub & …

Warren Bailey, left, founder of the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction, listens to a speaker during the opening ceremony for Pub Mania at…

Jaimie Sousa, immediate past chair of the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction, tears up during opening ceremonies of Pub Mania at Patrick’…

Warren Bailey, founder of the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction in 1982, speaks during the opening ceremonies of Pub Mania at Patrick’s …

Allan Beetle, center, welcomes participants to Pub Mania opening ceremonies at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery in Gilford on Thursday. Beetle, co-o…

Judi Taggart, team captain of Tagg Team for Pub Mania and volunteer at the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction, hugs Warren Bailey, auctio…

Team and community members listen and take pictures during the opening ceremonies for Pub Mania at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery in Gilford on Th…