Well, after all the fuss and preparation it is done.
This year was a little different, as I was sick to my stomach on Thursday and Friday Kaleigh was sick so we were basically home and resting, so I didn't get done what I usually do. I usually bring a good dessert to the auction and I was seriously wondering if I was going to make it this year! I organize the whole thing and I am the emcee for the evening as well. I haven't missed in 11 years and I wasn't about to miss this year. I would have, however, if I had a fever or was feeling so miserable that it wouldn't help for me to be there. But even though I started having a sore throat on Friday night (maybe catching what Kaleigh had) Saturday morning I woke up and didn't feel too bad. I decided to take a shower and see how it went from there. I wasn't feeling 100% but more like 65% at this point. I met my helpers at 10:30am at the church, we worked until the auction started at 1pm. Then it gets crazy and I don't have too much to say other than it was fun and everyone had a good time. Each year we raise a little more than the last year. Not once have we made less. I think that is pretty impressive considering mostly the same 45-50 people show up every year! Last year we raised $1,711.00. This year we raised $1,915.25, so over $200.00 more this year.
Goes to show you what a small group of ladies making homemade jams, jellies, soup mixes, scarves, wreaths, woodcrafts, etc. can do! I am very proud of everyone who donated crafts, money, effort and desserts, cause they make the whole thing happen! The recipients I'm sure would agree! They are an orphanage in Malawi, Africa, a broken family in the Phillipines, missionaries in Uruapan, Mexico, and a group of Christians in Burma where lately riots have broken out.
So, that is it for the Silent Auction! Until next year! Oh by the way you can see some of the items I made: On the orange table there is a black scarf and the vase with the blue flowers. I also finished some pendants from my dad, who was too ill to finish them.. I have to say the price of those pendants went up this year! Those suckers are way hard to do!
2 comments:
I'm so glad you were well enough to go! And great job on the sales! W00t!
I did a United Way function last night. It's at Macy's, and part of the proceeds from shopping go to United Way, along with the ticket sales. I designate mine for Girl Scouts. Besides the shopping, there are all the local restaurants & wineries along the aisles giving out samples, and there's also free chair massages.
I always stay until the drawings at the end - they have a bunch of stuff from perfumes to fuzzy throws to luggage to pots & pans. Then they give away a $250 and a $500 shopping spree. I didn't win anything again this year. I did get Diana clothes for Christmas. The $48 jeans she had tried on & liked a lot the other day cost $19.98 after the sale & discounts :) She got those this morning for school - the rest of the stuff will be for Christmas.
Someday I'll get to go to your auction, and you'll come to my Macy's thing!
That would be soo cool. I look forward to that time....really!
I miss the solidarity of a good friendship!
You were always on time, you didn't drop out at the last minute, and you certainly didn't talk on a cell phone while we were hanging out...of course there were no cell phones then...hmmmm.
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