Auctioneer Michael Chambers, proprietor of Chambers Auction Services in Atkinson and a multi-certified professional fundraising auctioneer, brought his effervescent style and skills in auctioneering to elicit bids that won for the winners auction items including stays at resorts, tickets to sporting events and other pricey prizes featured at the recent "Unmasking Potential" Nashua Children's Home Inaugural Fundraiser Gala. Courtesy photo by  DYLAN MORNEAU PHOTOGRAPHY

Susan Goodwin from North Easton, Mass., added some majestic musicality on the bass trombone to the fundraiser gala for the Nashua Children's Home, performing amid the players of The Compaq Swing Band whose vocalist Elizabeth Ember also mesmerized the crowd with renditions from the big band era. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Josh and Jackie Ryan of Windham added feathers and sequins perfect for dancing and dining and auction bidding among a ballroom full of supporters whose good will benefited the recent "Unmasking Potential" Nashua Children's Home Inaugural Fundraiser Gala. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Miss New Hampshire Teen Megan Plaza, a multi-talented student at Londonderry High School, is greeted by Dylan Morneau whose photography documented the special guest's visit and other festivities enjoyed at "Unmasking Potential" Nashua Children's Home Inaugural Fundraiser Gala. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Mugging for the camera manned by Dylan Morneau of Dylan Morneau Photography are some of the generous supporters of "Unmasking Potential" Nashua Children's Home Inaugural Fundraiser Gala, an event that included a deluxe auction of extravagant prizes donated to the masquerade. Courtesy photo by DYLAN MORNEAU PHOTOGRAPHY

Masquerade gala guests Mike Turcotte and Mike Turcotte Jr., pause amid the festivities that benefited the Nashua Children's Home during the recent "Unmasking Potential" Nashua Children's Home Inaugural Fundraiser Gala celebrated Oct. 4 at the Event Center of Courtyard by Marriott Nashua on Southwood Drive. Courtesy photo by DYLAN MORNEAU PHOTOGRAPHY