Re: NEC/ TN

["Mary McCaw" <marymccaw@mediaone.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@world.std.com>
To: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 1:16 AM
Subject: Re: NEC/ TN


> At 09:11 PM 3/28/2000 -0500, Mary wrote:
>
> >Neil and I have had some exchanges about holding a silent auction.  He
> >suggested that I take charge of it.  I told him that I was tentatively
> >willing to run it, but before I committed myself, I wanted to talk to
some
> >people who had experience in running them.  I e-mailed Janaine Banks
because
> >NEC used to have them at the annual convention.  She explained to me that
> >they had given up the practice because they were such a hassle.  They now
do
> >"cash and carry" auctions like they did for the dry goods.  They are easy
to
> >run.  All you need is an auctioneer, runners, people to move the items
> >forward, and a treasurer.>  I would be willing to head this committee and
> >line up volunteers.  Neil thinks he can get FAN to donate $100 - $200
worth
> >of aquatic plants.
>
> So then would this auction also include lots brought in by other
attendees?
>  $200 worth of plants hardly seems worth the trouble by itself.
>
> Karen

Charlene and I have been corresponding about a silent auction as well.  One
of the organizations at the TN AQ holds them in a particular way which seems
to work well.  Charlene would like to hold them in the same way.  It sounds
good to me - they seem to avoid the pitfalls NEC had to deal with when they
had silent auctions, and I have asked her for more information on the
preparations  involved.  I will forward you what she has said so far.
Charlene has suggested selling other aquatic plant-related donations in
addition to the plants.  We haven't discussed lots brought in by other
attendees.  I am wondering how much money we should aim to rise for seed
money for the next convention.  Lots brought in by attendees would make the
auction longer.  Even if we limited the lots to 5 per person say,  that
would make many more goods to sell.  Could we handle that in a silent
auction?

I leave for parent's weekend tomorrow morning at my son's school and will be
gone until late Sun. night.

Mary


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