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The Arizona Builders� Alliance hosted its annual Auction and President�s Party on Feb. 4 at the Phoenix Airport Marriott. The auction included dozens of items donated by local industry companies and several resort vacation packages that were raffled off, helping the group raise $17,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society and ABA education programs. The outgoing president, Joe Hitzel of Phoenix-based Southwest Architectural Builders, inaugurated the incoming president, Preston Achilles of Tucson-based Achilles A/C Systems, in front of the event�s 280 attendees.