THE GREAT AND WONDERFUL SILENT AUCTION!

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Linda Cormany
Tue, Feb 18, 2025 5:52 PM

Hello NEOA Members!
*The NEOA 2025 Conference is just 7 weeks away and it's time to start
planning for an AWESOME SILENT AUCTION! *
If you plan to attend the 2025 NEOA Conference, a couple of things about
the Silent Auction:

*1. DONATIONS: If you have an interest in donating an item to the auction
such as a gift you received,(new) that you would like to unload, artwork,
pottery, wood, glass or jewelry (new only), small home decorations, other,
OR, if you would like to donate a gift certificate from a business that all
conference goers can access, please contact us so we can put the item(s)you
plan to donate on our list and get it ready for the auction. ***Also, if
you have ties to a local business in your state but especially Rhode
Island, we welcome locally made items.  Please let us know what you have as
well as the VALUE of each item. **Questions about items we accept? *
Contact:

NOTE THAT ITEMS SHOULD BE DROPPED OFF TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WED. AM.
CONTACT LINDA TO FIND OUT WHERE AND WHEN.

2. VOLUNTEERING FOR A SHIFT: If you have some extra time at the conference
and would like to donate a couple of hours, you can sign up for a 2 hour
shift to assist with the auction. If you already registered for the
conference and did not check the option to volunteer, AND you'd like to
assist, please contact one of us to let us know.

WHAT DO WE NEED?

  • Helping with setting up the auction Tues. night and/or Wed. morning
  • Working a shift DURING the auction greeting people as they check out
    the items and encourage them to bid, straightening up and making sure the
    bid sheets are in full view and in the correct location with the items.
  • Assisting with putting the items together in bags with the bid sheets
    attached at the end of the auction on Thursday, (before and after the
    banquet,) and organizing them for easy pick up when the winners come to pay
    for their items. This happens when the auction ends on Thursday late
    afternoon.
  • Helping with payment and "hand off" of the items to the winners on
    Thurs. PM and Friday AM.
  • We will reach out to you with a sign up sheet for the shifts needed once
    we know who has volunteered! *

*We appreciate all you can do to make the Silent Auction successful once
again. You may have heard that all proceeds will go to support NEOA members
like you who may need help funding professional development opportunities
through the Jerry Ellis Professional Development Fund. (Check NEOA the
website for criteria.) *

Thanks in advance for supporting the Silent Auction and increasing
professional development opportunities for NEOA members!

See you soon!
Best,
Linda and Rachelle
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*Hello NEOA Members!* *The NEOA 2025 Conference is just 7 weeks away and it's time to start planning for an AWESOME SILENT AUCTION! * *If you plan to attend the 2025 NEOA Conference, a couple of things about the Silent Auction:* *1. DONATIONS: If you have an interest in donating an item to the auction such as a gift you received,(new) that you would like to unload, artwork, pottery, wood, glass or jewelry (new only), small home decorations, other, OR, if you would like to donate a gift certificate from a business that all conference goers can access, please contact us so we can put the item(s)you plan to donate on our list and get it ready for the auction. ***Also, if you have ties to a local business in your state but especially Rhode Island, we welcome locally made items. Please let us know what you have as well as the VALUE of each item. **Questions about items we accept? * *Contact:* * Linda Shiller Cormany shilcorm88@gmail.com <shilcorm88@gmail.com> * *NOTE THAT ITEMS SHOULD BE DROPPED OFF TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WED. AM. CONTACT LINDA TO FIND OUT WHERE AND WHEN.* *2. VOLUNTEERING FOR A SHIFT: If you have some extra time at the conference and would like to donate a couple of hours, you can sign up for a 2 hour shift to assist with the auction. If you already registered for the conference and did not check the option to volunteer, AND you'd like to assist, please contact one of us to let us know.* *WHAT DO WE NEED?* - *Helping with setting up the auction Tues. night and/or Wed. morning* - *Working a shift DURING the auction greeting people as they check out the items and encourage them to bid, straightening up and making sure the bid sheets are in full view and in the correct location with the items.* - *Assisting with putting the items together in bags with the bid sheets attached at the end of the auction on Thursday, (before and after the banquet,) and organizing them for easy pick up when the winners come to pay for their items. This happens when the auction ends on Thursday late afternoon.* - *Helping with payment and "hand off" of the items to the winners on Thurs. PM and Friday AM.* * We will reach out to you with a sign up sheet for the shifts needed once we know who has volunteered! * *We appreciate all you can do to make the Silent Auction successful once again. You may have heard that all proceeds will go to support NEOA members like you who may need help funding professional development opportunities through the Jerry Ellis Professional Development Fund. (Check NEOA the website for criteria.) * *Thanks in advance for supporting the Silent Auction and increasing professional development opportunities for NEOA members!* *See you soon!* *Best,* *Linda and Rachelle* ReplyForward Add reaction