[nfbwatlk] Silent Auction Items Needed for our Fall Convention

Sat Oct 10 16:11:27 UTC 2009

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, Oct 9, 2009 18:20:42
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Silent Auction Items Needed for our Fall Convention

>
>
> Hi,
> It was confusing to me to have the game and silent auction going at the same 
> time.  I would like it better if they were on separate evenings.  It was 
> hard to bid on items I wanted because there was such a pile-up of people 
> gathering to place bids.  When we have the regular auction, we're more able 
> to control whether we win a bid or not.  I've never been good at winning on 
> silent auctions.
> Thanks
> Lauren
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Silent Auction Items Needed for our Fall Convention
> 
> 
> > Lauren:
> >
> > Just curious: what didn't you like about this year's event?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
> > To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Friday, Oct 9, 2009 1:02:56
> > Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Silent Auction Items Needed for our Fall 
> > Convention
> >
> >ar
> >ar
> >ar Hi,
> >ar I hope we have the regular kind of auction next year.  Maybe if we have a
> >ar game we could do the game one night and the auction another night.
> >ar Thanks
> >ar Lauren
> >ar ----- Original Message ----- 
> >ar From: "Denise Mackenstadt" <dmackenstadt at comcast.net>
> >ar To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> >ar Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 9:45 AM
> >ar Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Silent Auction Items Needed for our Fall 
> >ar Convention
> >ar
> >ar
> >ar > Mike has asked that I try to explain the Silent Auction and Family Feud
> >ar > Game.  After banquet activities are going to be a little different this
> >ar > year.  Hopefully, everyone will find it fun. A "Family Feud" Game is 
> >ar > going
> >ar > to be presented with out convention mentees and mentors as teams.  Ben
> >ar > Prows is going to be the Richard Dawson type of MC.  The questions will 
> >ar > be
> >ar > compiled from surveys which will be done throughout the convention by 
> >ar > the
> >ar > mentors and mentees.  During the Game a silent auction will be taking
> >ar > place. A silent auction is done without an auctioneer.  Usually the 
> >ar > items
> >ar > are of a smaller value.  Prior to the before banquet social tables will
> >ar > have displays of items for auction.  Each item will have a bid sheet
> >ar > attached.  Each bid will be of a minimum such as 50 cents.  The tables
> >ar > will close at different intervals throughout the evening.  You will 
> >ar > have
> >ar > opportunities to check out the items and to bid throughout the evening.
> >ar > This can be fun when two people have a bidding war.  Each table will 
> >ar > have
> >ar > a mentor to help with the bid sheets and perusing the items.  If you 
> >ar > have
> >ar > any further questions talk to Gary Mackenstadt or Kris Colcock.
> >ar > Denise Mackenstadt
> >ar > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >ar > From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
> >ar > To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> >ar > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 3:53 PM
> >ar > Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Silent Auction Items Needed for our Fall
> >ar > Convention
> >ar >
> >ar >
> >ar >ar Hi,
> >ar >ar How is the silent auction going to work?  We're not having our usual
> >ar >ar auction?
> >ar >ar Thanks
> >ar >ar Lauren
> >ar >ar ----- Original Message ----- 
> >ar >ar From: "Kristina Lawrence" <tishgifts at gmail.com>
> >ar >ar To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> >ar >ar Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:59 PM
> >ar >ar Subject: [nfbwatlk] Silent Auction Items Needed for our Fall 
> >ar >Convention
> >ar >ar
> >ar >ar
> >ar >>> Hello All,
> >ar >>>
> >ar >>> We need you to bring items for our Silent Auction this year at the
> >ar >>> Fall convention. We will be having our silent auction during the game
> >ar >>> time after our banquet on Saturday evening. When the game ends, we
> >ar >>> will announce the winners of the items. I have a letter ready for you
> >ar >>> and if you need it, just give me an email and I can send it to you.
> >ar >>> Please bring the items with you to the convention as time is short.
> >ar >>> Baked goods are always welcome and I hope that Kay Burrows will
> >ar >>> please, please, please bring some of her wonderful brownies... or
> >ar >>> maybe some of Nancy Johnson't sookies? Or .or, or so many people have
> >ar >>> brought so many wonderful items over the year I look forward to 
> >ar >>> seeing
> >ar >>> what shows up this year.
> >ar >>>
> >ar >>> Thank you all for this last minute effort to help raise funds for our
> >ar >>> state affiliate!
> >ar >>>
> >ar >>> Kris Colcock
> >ar >>> President, NFBW Greater Seattle Chapter
> >ar >>> 1 VP, NFBW
> >ar >>> 206 854 3025
> >ar >>>
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