Children's Fund Auction
Important Announcements From the Board
The
Children’s Fund Board of Trustees wishes to thank everyone who attended and
contributed in making the 2009 Boston auction a success. With the purpose
of raising money to benefit children in mind, the Board continues to initiate
and revise plans for future auctions including the one in Chicago on March 4th.
In
considering the increasing need to decrease postage, hotel handling, airline
limits with baggage and other escalating prices for Children’s Fund as well as
for contributors and buyers, please consider the following in planning
contributions to the auction:
- Arrange donations
in the form of certificates
- Donate smaller,
easily packed items
- Donate event
tickets (or auction site tickets)
- Encourage State
associations to donate single, manageable item/basket
- Consider giving
items of $30 value or more for silent auction
- Publishers are
encouraged to give certificates for books and test kits
- Include return
postage for the buyer
Auction
items are priced for beginning bid at approximately ½ value. There are
several considerations such as value and uniqueness used in selecting live
auction items and the number chosen is limited. The board makes the
determinations as to placement and number of items. Contributions are
given generously and are of wonderful quality – bidding should take this and
the purpose of the auction into account.
Children’s
Fund is considering using the NASP web site for “ticklers” for items which will
be at the auction so get your descriptions in early to Joe Gerard.
Admittance
to the auction is a donation to attend. It is not for
Children’s Fund membership and it is not intended to be used to provide
a meal. The money raised by the auction is for a charitable cause.
At the auction light refreshments are served. AGS generously contributes
to the auction but hotel food costs are extremely high.
The Board
is considering several options for item selection and purchase, some of which
have been used previously:
- Silent auction
tables
- Live auction
- Raffle of very
large item(s) i.e. car, vacation, airline tickets
- Buy it Now table
We
will be having a booth in the registration area in Chicago. Pick up your Auction Bidding Numbers
there. Thank you for your support.