Silent Auction 2023

• By Christine
• Posted in Fundraisers
• On March 11, 2023

I would first like to introduce myself, if you are new to Relay, WELCOME BACK! If you are new to our crew WELCOME ABORD! This is my 11th year Relaying. I’m a former teacher & current wife and stay at home mom to 3 kiddos (aged 12, 9 and 6). They keep me busy and I apologize for not being present for our last few meetings. Their winter sports schedule kept me active lol! I will be able to make it to the next meeting and I look forward to seeing you then!

The ELT and I promise to keep this year’s Relay and Silent Auction FUN, LIGHT, EXCITING, and still respect the reason why we are all there. It’s so important for us to smile, laugh and see one another – and I can’t wait to see you all at this year’s event. If you want to join the fun at the Silent Auction booth, we would love to have your goodies! You might have some questions / concerns so hopefully these FYIs will help you!

        •       Baskets go over BIG! A theme always helps when putting your basket together too!
        •       Have a big-ticket item? We have had sports memorabilia / jewelry that was valuable (signed tigers baseball, MSU game football and fine jewelry) and although we want to believe everyone has a heart of gold, it’s difficult to trust everyone. Big ticket items stay at the checkout desk where there will always be someone manning it. Probably my brother, he’s 6′ 3″ as big as a linebacker and will be on top of things!
        •       Have gift cards? Those are small and can get swiped. We ask you frame it (the dollar store can help you out with that!) and show our customers the item they are bidding on.
        •       All items must be NEW and UNUSED! I have gotten items in the past that have been visibly used and we would like to avoid any awkward conversations and disappointed customers when they are expecting unused items.

A friendly reminder – whatever your item(s) go for, your team will get that dollar amount added on to your total fundraising amount. We try to let you know how much you made after the Silent Auction closes as well, during the actual Relay. If you choose to be a part of our Auction, I will send and explain the “Silent Auction Form” (along with a sample of it) and walk you through how to fill it out in a few weeks.

So, for now, all you need to do is shoot me over an email: cpaone80@comcast.net and answer these simple items for me if you are participating in the Silent Auction. That way I can create an email folder of participants and communicate with you all!