Tuesday, February 14, 2012

29th Annual Service Auction Saturday April 14th!

29th Annual Service Auction – Sat., April 14th
Donation Form-see back for suggestions

 Please turn in your form to the church office or to Jody Hanger by April 9th. After that date you may still offer a donation, however, it will not be printed in the program. Early submissions are MUCH appreciated and will be listed in advance. You may also email all of the above information to: Jody@hannauer.net or you can call Jody at 351-6756. All services or items purchased in the auction expire one year from this year’s event, unless arranged otherwise with the offering party. The organizers may decide to switch an item’s auction category based on experience on what sells best and on live auction space availability.







NAME: ___________________________________________________

PHONE: _____________________ EMAIL: ____________________________

CIRCLE CORRECT AUCTION CATEGORY: LIVE SILENT FIXED
What is your suggested starting bid price or set price for fixed? ____________
If multiple items/plates/etc. available (this is per each).
Describe your offered service/item. Be creative to build interest in your donation.
PLEASE include dates if possible, number available (dinner for 8, 12 batches of brownies. etc): _____________________________________________________________________________




Donation Guidelines and Suggestions
Many who want to donate an item to the Auction ask WHAT sells, what is of interest? So below please find examples of things that do well as well as those that do not! We also offer a few tips based on experience. We hope you find these helpful. Remember that we have TWO categories of auction sales. We have the Silent Auction in the Sanctuary and the Bidding LIVE Auction in Fellowship Hall. Silent Auction: The Silent Auction items may be at a fixed price OR you can encourage bidding to begin at a price you set. We suggest that things like a large social event be at a FIXED price to be sure you encourage lots of attendees at a price that will enable whole families to attend. Setting a price per family or lower price per child is a good idea. We typically get a lot of wonderful social events at the Silent Auction. In the past we’ve had Game Nights, Sing Alongs, Barbeques, Bowling and build your own ice cream sundaes. Services are also a big hit and can be fixed or biddable. Art lessons, beading classes, music lessons, pet sitting, gardening help or handy man/woman work, etc., are all good examples. Everyone has a talent! Go ahead and offer yours for the Silent Auction. We also get baked goods, plants, and art works from jewelry to pottery, painting to leather goods. Consider donating a work of art that you’ve created! Please think of things that appeal to families with children and that both boys and girls would enjoy. Please note that the Silent Auction is not for white elephant items unless you know the item has good resale value. The organizers must reserve the right to decide what can be included as space may be limited. Live Auction: The Silent Auction always brings in a nice percentage of funds (especially for events with many potential attendees!) But the big ticket items are usually in the Live Auction. Dinners are EXTREMELY popular and can be bid up quickly. Do you love to cook and entertain? -- consider this as an option. A lovely benefit is that you will have the opportunity to get to know fellow church members over a great meal. We’ve seen donations that include a week in a vacation home, baseball outings, wine tours, snowmobiling, boat trips, inventive games like the Amazing Race adopted for our community as well as donations of time for significant house projects, baking or ice cream custom made. Here’s where doing a creative write up can make a huge difference. We suggest you keep the beginning bid price at a rate that is reasonable and you may consider offering two smaller things (less time, less goods?) at a lower price available to more bidders rather then a single item at a very high price that may scare some bidders off. We have seen that these switches can make all the difference. Get your forms in ASAP to help build excitement! Remember the final deadline of April 9th and THANKS as always for all you do to make this a lot of FUN.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

February Shared Offering: Frances Nelson Health Center

The Shared Offering for February is Frances Nelson Health Center which has served low-income, uninsured and underinsured families for over 60 years. Family Practice medicine is the core service, with many special programs including prenatal care and mental health. Late in 2011 dental services were added through the new Frances Nelson Dental Center. The need is great and continues to grow. Please give generously to this worthwhile organization during the month of February. All specially designated donations will be given to Frances Nelson, along with half of the plate cash collected throughout the month. Thank you.