This morning as part of the monthly general meeting, the Women's Club held a fundraising auction.
A huge variety and number of items were brought along and donated by members and these were grouped into 'lots'. Beside each lot was a box. Members then bought tickets for 50 cents each and dropped one in the box of any item that they were interested in - a 'Chinese' auction. Later a single winning ticket was drawn from each box and the item was handed over to the lucky winner.
It seemed to work well. A few larger items were sold via a 'Silent' auction and a total of $780 was raised in just a couple of hours.
I came home with an eclectic mix of items including some nice pieces of jewellery and a box of unsold items for the Bargain Loft!
New one on me. Sounds a good idea.
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