Yes, we would like two volunteers to help with the Silent Auction. Please! And Thank You.

There are two jobs: First, set up the space on Friday and set out the auction sign-up sheets. The space is on one side of the Craft MarketPlace (between the dining room and the TV room.) Charlie or Bill D or I can tell you where to set it up. We will be there early.

There is a sheet for each item being auctioned. The person donating tells what it is, who donated it, and the minimum bid.

There is a minimum bid increment of $1.00. That is to keep sly people from winning a bid by a jump of a penny or two (a lesson we learned the first year we did this.)

Judy O can provide sample sign-up sheets (by e-mail if necessary) if someone will print them, bring them, and set them up and set up the Silent Auction tables early Friday (by 6 or 7 pm at the latest I guess, preferably by 5pm.)

Then, we need someone who is already an FSGW member to make the announcement to close the auction (I think it closes at the start of the dinner hour on Sunday), collect the money, record the money and give people whatever they bought. The money needs to go to Charlie Baum. We'll try to get a sheet laid out where it can be recorded and totaled before you give it to him.

Any volunteers?

And, do you know what a joy it is to just throw this problem up on Mudcat and not have to get it done ourselves? It is wonderful.