Chris wrote: < Don't forget, I'm willing to auction off a CD for the fund this year. Do it whenever you'd like. There's a sound sample at <http://www.chriscorrigan.com/musicbio.html> http://www.chriscorrigan.com/music/musicbio.html Cheers, sweets,>
.I love it when he calls me 'sweets'. So at the 2003 OSonOS in "Swenmark" (our colleagues from Sweden and Denmark co-hosted this OSonOS in Denmark) we started a "Silent Auction" tradition to raise money for the Access Queen Fund and others raising money to help cover their expenses to get to the OSonOS. It works like this: if you are coming to OSonOS you bring (or send with someone who is going) fabulous things from your country - things that you've made or that come from your community. For example, I will bring a CD of Chris's wonderful music to Halifax (for the 2003 auction people brought earrings, things to eat, handmade dolls and more). During the OSonOS these items are displayed and everyone marks on little cards what they will offer to pay for them. At the end of the OSonOS the highest bidder for each item gets the item and the money goes to the Access Queen Fund (or if you need it, to your own fund for helping you get to that OSonOS). It is called the "Silent Auction". Another thing we do (which we started at the 2001 OSonOS in Vancouver) is called the "Global Village Marketplace". You bring or send fabulous things (see above) and sell them during the OSonOS (no silence, no highest bidder - just a table with peoples' fabulous things and the prices they recommend and envelopes for putting in money as others buy these fabulous things). In the past we have had handmade cards, decorated eggs, earrings, hand-knitted socks, poetry, videos, scarves and more). Money goes either to the Access Queen Fund or to your own fund helping you get to that OSonOS. Both of these things will be set up at this year's OSonOS (unless someone wants to conduct a silent auction on the OSLIST somehow to conclude before August - I am happy to set up at the actual OSonOS but I do not have the time or energy to figure out and manage something online) SO: if you are planning to come this year, think of what you can make or gather to bring with you to sell, if you like. If you are not planning to come but wish to help in this way, send fabulous things to someone who can sell them there for you. OR: Conduct your own Silent Auction or Global Village Marketplace in your own community to raise money for yourself or the Access Queen Fund. All for a good cause (the Access Queen Fund and whomever else needs to raise a little money once they get there.) Take care, all, Lisa (call me anything you like) ___________________________ 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 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.openingspace.net> www.openingspace.net * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
