The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #83936 Message #1577651
Posted By: Ferrara
06-Oct-05 - 09:22 PM
Thread Name: 2005 Getaway Program Information
Subject: RE: 2005 Getaway Program Information
Jeri, thank you. I already re-typed the blasted thing but I kept the one that's the problem and will give your solution a try.
Tinker, great, not sure how it would work to have two people handling the final disposition of auction items & finances, how do you keep track of who's done what? I leave it up to you to work it out.
Can you make up a sheet to record the final auction results? (You'll need at least 2 pages -- I hope!) Just columns with heading, Item, Donated by, Final Price, Purchaser, Paid (Cash or Check #) I think would do it. Maybe Judy O already has such a form but I don't think so. That, and the envelope with all the payments, needs to go to Charlie Baum after all the items are handled.
We always have another problem: What to do with unsold items. Try to get them back to the donors! "If you bring it, and nobody bids for it, you take it home with you...." Carly and Dean, Bill and I, and Charlie and Lisa already have massive collections of "Lost & Found" from various events; I think Bill still has the potato that Mick brought to the Getaway for Catspaw in 2000, although I am not really sure about that.
For the record, Janie and Tinker are both members of FSGW. Now, one more to help Tinker & we'll have the Silent Auction all set.
Mudcatters have always contributed a lot to the functioning of the Getaway. I have particularly noted how generous they are with time & energy during the final cabin check-outs and Monday camp clean-up, and I especially have to mention Joe Offer and Big Mick's here (that is, when Mick isn't busy rescuing Jeri's car from tree stumps).