Dearest Lisa; Thank you for your passion and responsibility and leadership as the "Access Queen" I have had considerable experience with Silent auction for the Long Term Care Facility foundation in my community and will offer my experience. I was chair of the annual Gala and silent auction held April 4, 2003...yes the day of the worst ice storm of the winter...and we made over $50,000 on the event in spite of the weather. 350 of 425 people showed up by taxi, snowmobile or other ingenious means when even the malls had been closed down...and the theme, murder on the orient express...of course, the murder happened as the train was stalled in a snowstorm.. very excellent manifesting on our part.
So we need paper, pencils items to auction and a closing time for the event. We need a registration system to assign people numbers and then they bid and of course people to bring money!!! I will think of what I can bring. I am amazed...just like at a garage sale...one person's junk is another person's treasure. Looking forward to seeing many of you there. Michelle -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Lisa Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Access Queen Invites You to Join our International Silent Auction and Global Village Marketplace at OSonOS Access Queen Invites You to Join our International Silent Auction and Global Village Marketplace at OSonOS As many of you know, Access Queen is my nickname for when I am raising awareness and helping people match resources to needs to help folks get to each year's OSonOS. All funds raised at OSonOS will go towards our current Access Queen "Askers" (each has asked for a specific amount to help them to get to OSonOS this year) and any extra will go to the Access Queen fund for OSonOS in Goa in 2004. If you are joining us in-person in "Swenmark" this weekend or if you live near someone who is about to make that journey, you may wish to bring something for these two fund-raising opportunities at OSonOS (or have your colleague pack it into their suitcase) - - - - - **Join our first international Silent Auction!** If you have something to offer, either services. (consultation hours over the phone? A cabin in the woods someone can visit for a week? A massage you will provide to an OSonOS'er before s/he leaves Bramstrup?) .or items. (some art that you or someone in your village has made? a ticket to an event or dinner for two in Denmark or Sweden an OSer can buy and enjoy?) .Please bring them to OSonOS for our first international Silent Auction. [I've never done a silent auction before but I'm guessing I'll post a session to convene a group early in the OSonOS and we'll figure out the particulars. Ms. Peggy reminds me that Spirited Work has done these in recent years and they have been very successful with a minimum of effort/maintenance and a maximum of fun! I shall set up a table upon which we can place our items - you may wish to make a card that explains/identifies your item and we'll figure out any bidding process when we get there. We'll probably do something like close the bidding on Monday evening, go through the bids together and post the 'winners' Tuesday morning. Whatever we think works best.] *for those of you sending items - anything we don't 'sell' we'll eat or use on site before we leave so don't send anything you need back. - - - - - **Access Queen's Global Village Marketplace** If you would like to sell your or your village's art, books, fabric, toys... .to raise money for -either- the Access Queen fund -or- to help defray your own expenses for traveling to OSonOS. Bring it to OSonOS to sell at our Global Village Marketplace! I shall set up some tables; you will want to make your own signs to explain your products and provide an envelope for donations. [I hear we already have copies of dear Alan Stewarts' books for sale as a starter.and it sounds like Kerry and Eddie will be selling their new publication, too. And I will be selling some more of those pashmina shawls from Nepal to help raise money for Janet Pinto, our Goa co-host. Alas that I cannot bring my eggs with art on them - Denmark, like Australia, also prohibits bringing eggs across the borders.this time I learned to call ahead.] - - - - - Thank you all for your warm support of each other, sharing of resources, and co-creation of amazing things, Lisa (also known as Access Queen) ________________________________ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-1106 USA +01 510 548-8449 [email protected] * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
