Mayberry Days Silent Auction Results
The dust has settled on another WBMUTBB Silent Auction and it was our biggest year with a total of $6,246 raised for the Surry Arts Council this year. So many people to thank for their help with donations, assistance, and bidding. We tried something new this year with the TAGSale "Buy It Now" price and that was a success in reducing inventory quickly and letting people acquire something without having to wait. A special thanks to auctioneers James Pierce and Eric Lowery for their willingness and abilities. Some valuable lessons learned having gone through a little different format this year. One is needing a couple more volunteers to help with some specific tasks so if you are thinking you would like to be a part of the fun, please let me know. I've had a bucket on my head since Saturday and thought about a couple new things we might try next year. There are things that came in this year that didn't make it out to the tables, along with items that have been waiting for years to make an appearance, so keep your creativity going to make those great Mayberry items and plan for our 24th auction(s) next year at the 34th annual Mayberry Days. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Days - Silent Auction update
We had another successful WBMUTBB Silent Auction this year raising $3,563.00 for the Surry Arts Council. Many thanks to those of you able to help out, donate, stop by to view, and bid. A special thank you to Dewey Lamb for all the great things he created for this year's auction. You beat everything! Welford - it may be easier to get taller performers than raise the Playhouse stage. ha! I expect the photos from the festival will be ready by next week. I will let the Digest know when they are online. TAGS Director Gary Nelson's son Garrett is even sending his for Surry Arts to post so there will be lots of good photos from the week. Jeff http://www.mayberrydays.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
Wow, Mayberry Days is next week and Neil and I are looking forward to being there. If you have never attended, it is like a big family reunion where everyone is friendly and knows exactly what you mean when you hear lines from the show. No explanation is needed as we all understand the common thread that runs among us. The Silent Auction that is sponsored by the WBMUTBB chapter, under the leadership of Jeff Koontz, is a great way to meet new friends and see ones that you haven't seen since last Mayberry Days. The proceeds from the wonderful items donated by members of our Mayberry Community and sometimes a few from some of the cast members, benefit the Surry Arts Council. This is a great way to add to your Mayberry Collection or buy a one of a kind gift for that special person, have fun and support a very worthy organization. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Mayberry Days! Pat Coleman ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
We are less than a month away from Mayberry Days! I thought I would share some statistics about our chapter's annual community service project - the WMBUTBB Silent Auction. The first year was 1999, so this will be our 14th event. During that time, we have raised $38,306.25 for the Surry Arts Council (SAC) to help make the festival come to life. That averages about $3,000 per year and shows that WBMUTBB members care about Mayberry Days and want to help out, as well as come and enjoy the fun in Mount Airy. I hope you will consider being a part of this success. We have had some great volunteers and donations over the years and welcome the help with on auction on the big Saturday, right after the parade, in front of the Andy Griffith Playhouse (or on the stage in case of rain) from 10a to Noon. A few interesting things to know... - 100% of the money goes to SAC for Mayberry Days - this is all done by WBMUTBB members who volunteer their time and talents - The money helped SAC bring in more cast members than the earlier years and continue to bring favorite cast members back, year after year. - At least one new cast member, writer, or director has been able to attend each year - The auction is over in about 2 hours, but helps creates almost 96 hours of fun (4 days x 24 hrs if you don't sleep!) - Helps pay for http://www.mayberrdays.com and online ticket sales - WBMUTBB members are always the first group to know about MD updates and early ticket sales - Mayberry Days impacts the lives of 20-25,000 TAGS fans each year - it is like a big family reunion for both the cast members and the fans - Supporting the WBMUTBB Silent Auction helps make all this happen If you have any questions or would like to help out this year in any way - Mayberry related donations, volunteering your time or bidding, please contact me at hey2goo...@yahoo.com. I look forward to another fun festival and great WMBUTBB silent auction this year. It's BIG! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
I have updated the Mayberry Days website with photos and a list of items that have been donated for this year's auction. Always room for more if you have something you'd like to donate. I'll put out another request for some help on Saturday during the auction. I've heard from a couple regulars who are unable to attend this year. http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/mdauction.html It's BIG! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
If some of you would like to donate to the silent auction, but don't know what, I will ask for help on a couple items that we need: - 2 black 8x10 frames for autographed photos (Jean Carson and Michael Pollard) - mounting for 2 posters at Tally's Frame Shop in Mount Airy The frames can be purchased in Mount Airy (Wal Mart or Dollar General) or brought with you. Tally's is on Main Street does a great job of mounting posters on foam board and shrinkwraps them for safe keeping. It probably is about $10 per poster. I have the posters and will take them to Tally's and can make arrangements with you for payment if you'd like to pick up the tab to make something nice even nicer! Please email me at hey2goo...@yahoo.com if you would like to help with any of these. One poster is the TV Land Andy Opie Statue from 2003 in Raleigh and the other is a poster Gary Wedemeyer created in 2004 and is autographed by all the special guests that year, including all of The Dillards. We've got some great items donated and I'm working on a webpage on the Mayberry Days website to include photos and the list of items. If you have something Mayberry you would like to donate or can help out on Saturday, please contact me. It's BIG! Jeff http://www.mayberrydays.org ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
Mayberry Days will be here soon, so I will ask everyone to remember (or introduce to our new members) our chapter's annual community service project - WBMUTBB Silent Auction on the Saturday of Mayberry Days. This will be our 13th year! Members donate Mayberry items and create some great things that you can't find in the store. It has been a very successful fund raiser for the Surry Arts Council to host the festival each year and showcase the generous talent that our TAGSRWC Chapter has. If you have something you would like to include in the auction, can help on Saturday right after the parade, or have any questions, please email me at hey2goo...@yahoo.com. Be sure to stop by the tables in front of the Andy Griffith Playhouse, say hey to your fellow Digest members, help the cause with a bid and take home something fun for your Mayberry collection. I'll post some of the items that have been donated - another batch of great stuff this year thanks to WBMUTBB members! Jeff p.s. On Friday afternoon we have a meet and greet and annual Chapter photo - up on the hill behind the Blackmon Amphitheatre after trivia (around 5:30 pm). ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
Just to give you a heads up, I have two Andy Griffith records I am donating to the silent auction, unless I forget and leave them home!! First: Destry Rides Again with Andy, Delores Gray and Jack Prince Second: Andy Griffith - Just For Laughs...contains What it Was Was Football Make Yourself Comfortable Romeo and Juliet Swan Lake Carmen Silhouettes No Time For Sergeants Conversation With a Mule Also have some Jim Nabors albums, and a frame with 6 postmarked envelopes from Mayberry Days past, and a large photo...think it is 11x14 of Don Knotts. I bought it on Ebay as autographed but it appears to be a copy of an autographed print, in good condition. Come prepared to bid! Let's help Surry Arts Council! Welford TheCameraNut ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
Thank you to everyone who participated this year in our annual chapter service project. We raised $2516.50 this year for the Surry Arts Council in support of Mayberry Days this year and into the future. The auction box in the Playhouse closet is not empty, so we will plan to do it again next year. Keep a bucket handy for thinking up more great Mayberry items for 2011! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction update
Things are coming together nicely for the WBMUTBB Silent Auction. Two of our regulars will be unable to be there on Saturday this year, so please consider helping us out. We have a large number of items so could use some extra hands (not Mr. McBeevee's 12 extra hands, but good volunteers). Remember that you can also bid if you are helping out, so don't let that deter you. You also do not need to be there for the full time. WBMUTBB member Dewey Lamb has made some great items and sent me photos that I have on a new Mayberry Days WBMUTBB Silent Auction page. The page also lists most all of the items we'll have for bid this year. http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/mdauction.html It's BIG! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
I concur with JeffThe Silent Auction is AWESOME. So many cool things that everyone should see and bid for to add to their TAGS related collection. And the chickent thief here has gone and made a hand-made, very unusual item to donate (It's actually in the glued stage right now and just perfect for your coffee table.) Also, Jeff, I wish to donate my time manning one of the tables. I don't want to man the table with my item on it - I might try to influence the bidders and if there's one thing I hate it is a pushy salesman. I'd rather be surprised after the auction to see what it draws in bids. And donating your time helping the auction will give you the chance to chat with folks and get faces to go with names you see here on the Digest. I had so much fun last year watching the crowds - especialy those hovering around waiting to up their antes when their bid was increased - they'd rush back over and up the bid again. Let's make this special Mayberry Days even more special and raise more $ than past years. The Surry Arts Council works so hard to put on a great weekend, the least we can do is volunteer our time. So what do you say, folks? Let's make this year the top dollar year. And no, my donated item is not for chickens but could be a very special item for whatnots. Harriet, the chicken thief and handmaker of TAGS crafts ..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
You can't ruin the spirit of Mayberry with any Mafia rain..Thanks, Jeff. Glad to help. The Silent Auction is a wonderful way to meet other Digest folks besides raising funds for the Surry Arts Council, so even if you're not bidding, stop by and see what's offered. And say hey to whoever you're lucky to be standing next to! Years ago I donated a Barney Album I made, the kind you cover with material and decorate? I made Barney's front shirt, complete with patch on the spine, badge, and bullet in the pocket. It raised a goodly sum, and I got a request to make another one. See? You never know what might come from a Maberry Silent Auction. We've got a whole year to get creative. Homemade items do extremely well. So jump in where you can and hang on Harriet, the chicken thief, scratching a path to Mayberry ..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married _ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
As Welford pointed out, Mayberry Days will be here before we know it, so I'll introduce to our new members and remind the rest of us about the WBMUTBB Silent Auction - our 10th year! This is the annual service project of our internet TAGSRWC chapter that is fund raising event to benefit the Surry Arts Council's efforts to host Mayberry Days. The Silent Auction is held on Saturday of the festival from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in front of the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Through the years, talented and creative members of our chapter have donated Mayberry related things to the auction - handmade items, memorabilia, autographed items, and special one-of-a-kind things. It has been a little slower this year (for obvious reasons), but we do have some nice items to date and welcome more. Donated items are tax deductible as a donation to a non-profit organization and all the proceeds go to the Surry Arts Council. There are three ways to help - donating an item, donating your time, and bidding on auction items. If you do not feel creative, you can help prepare for and during the auction. It is only a couple hours and gives you a chance to visit with people and help out others. Bidding is from 10 a.m. to Noon and you must be present at the end to claim your item. I just got a nice call from our favorite County Clerk (aka Jeff Branch) with a great autographed poster donation from this weekend's Mayberry in Troy event (tickets are still available and it will be another great show!). If you have something to donate, have a question, or want more specific information, please send me an email at hey2goo...@yahoo.com. I thank each of you who have helped in the previous years and hope you will be able to help again. Even more I encourage others to get involved as well. This is a fun way to help and spend time getting to know fellow Digest members in person. Jeff http://www.surryarts.org ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
Mayberry Days will be here before we know it, so I'll introduce to our new members and remind the rest of us about the WBMUTBB Silent Auction. This is the annual service project of our internet chapter that is fund raising event to benefit the Surry Arts Council's efforts to host Mayberry Days. The Silent Auction is held on Saturday of the festival from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in front of the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Through the years, talented and creative members of our chapter have donated Mayberry related things to the auction - handmade items, memorabilia, autographed items, and special one-of-a-kind things. We have inventoried some nice items to date and welcome more. Donated items are tax deductible as a donation to a non-profit organization and all the proceeds go to the Surry Arts Council. There are three ways to help - donating an item, donating your time, and bidding on auction items. If you do not feel creative, you can help prepare for and during the auction. It is only a couple hours and gives you a chance to visit with people and help out others - just like Mayberry! Bidding is from 10 a.m. to Noon and you must be present at the end to claim your item. If you have something to donate, have a question, or want more specific information, please send me an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thank each of you who have helped in the previous eight years and hope you will be able to help again. Even more I encourage others to get involved as well. This is a fun way to help and get to know fellow Digest members in person. Jeff http://www.surryarts.org ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Days Silent Auction
We're down to a month before Mayberry Days, so I'm late to remind everyone and tell the new members about the WBMUTBB Silent Auction. This is an annual service project of our chapter that is fund raising event to benefit the Surry Arts Council's efforts to put on the big weekend. The Silent Auction is held on Saturday of the festival at 10:00 a.m. to Noon in front of the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Through the years, wonderfully talented and creative members of our chapter have donated Mayberry related things to the auction - handmade items, memorabilia, autographed items, and special one-of-a-kind things that arent sold in stores. Weve already got a number of great items including original artwork and other unique items and we certainly welcome more. Donated items are tax deductible as a donation to a non-profit organization. There are three ways to help donating an item, donating your time, and bidding on auction items. If you dont feel creative, you can help during the auction setting up things on the table, keeping track of bid sheets, and answering questions. It is only a couple hours and gives you a chance to visit with folks and help out others just like Mayberry. If you have something to donate, need to ask a question or want more specific information, send me an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thank each of you who have helped in previous years and hope you will be able to help again and encourage others to get involved as well. There are so many wonderful people who have helped out over the years and this has far exceeded our expectations, so I say thank you for your creativity and generosity and I look forward to another successful festival with your help. To others who are interested in getting more involved, I encourage you to join the fun on our annual service project. Jeff http://www.surryarts.org - Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
