Fw: NEC/ TN

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

----- Original Message -----
From: Charlene Nash <ecn@tennis.org>
To: 'Mary McCaw' <marymccaw@mediaone.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 7:48 AM
Subject: RE: NEC/ TN


> Hi Mary,
I am more in favor of a silent auction.  I know I don't
> want to spend all day and listen to all that noise of auctioning out loud.
> I was thinking of setting it up like our AZH and it only takes a couple of
> hours and works very quickly and smoothly.  We can auction off other
things
> as well as plants-whatever related items any business would give us!  I
> would like to have a Sun morning breakfast and coffee cart while people
walk
> around placing bids.  We close out one table at a time and they go pay up,
> then the next table, etc That gives people plenty of time to bid, talk ,
go
> back and up their bid etc then by 11:00 or noon we are out of there.
People
> can then go somewhere or catch a plane or we go have lunch. Whatever. Let
me
> know your thoughts-but this seems so much easier and quicker.  We do need
> the auction and money from it for next year!!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mary McCaw [SMTP:marymccaw@mediaone.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:12 PM
> > To: aga-mcm@thekrib.com; ecn@tennis.org
> > Subject: Re: NEC/ TN
> >
> > > Hi Charlene,
> >
> > > >Neil seems to be anti-auction, though I'm still not sure the
> > > income wouldn't be a good idea as seed money for next time.  The
silent
> > > auction could work, but we'll have to schedule that in too.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Mary
> > >

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