UUSD Presents: Auction 2012 - Buy The Beach - Sat March 10
BY THE BEACH...BUY THE BEACH...BY THE BEACH...BUY THE BEACH

Welcome!  Our auction is an important fundraising event for the church (and always a fun party), but it is also a great way to bring people together. Do you have a special talent or skill or a unique item to donate? Can you host a dinner? Does this sound like a fun project to be involved in? Then you've come to the right place!

Even with the auction 70 days behind us, you can still make corrections on your statement to your donated item descriptions or event dates. If you do, please remember to contact everyone involved. We hope you enjoyed the auction!

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who participated!

Here are some PICTURES! of our fabulous event! (If you have some to share you can upload them there too)

The Next auction will be nextAuctionDateTimeString and you can enter donations for it after nextAuctionActiveDateString

Catalog

Browse items and events You can see past catalogs here too Donate

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 Calendar

See when all the dinners and events are scheduled Statement

View your events' guest lists
See your purchases

March 10 2012 Auction Details

Doors open at 6:00 pm. Silent Auction bidding opens at 6:00 pm and closes at different times for each of the 3 sections. The Live Auction will run from 7:20 to 8:20pm. 50/50 Raffle Tickets will be on sale up until about 10 minutes before the drawing at 8:20. The last section of the Silent Auction will close at 8:45 Admission is $5 per person. Childcare is available (advance signup required).
All auction proceeds go to support UUSD programs. You will also enjoy the delicious refreshments provided b UUSD members. Visit our bar for beer, wine, soft drinks, or bottled water for a nominal donation. And be sure to stay until the end of the evening for a special beach treat. Have fun and Happy Bidding!

Important Dates

DateEvent
Tue, Feb 21Deadline for donations
Sat, Mar 10AUCTION!

Volunteer Opportunities

You can visit the Auction table or contact Anne Pikolas to sign up to bring food or Barbara Barnette to help in one of these areas:
  • Clean up team - A very essential and much appreciated group!
  • Phone-A-Thon group - Help spread the word and get folks thinking about what to offer this year
  • Website data entry - Enter info from paper donation forms (Not everyone is so tech-savvy)
  • Catalog Proofreader - Keep an eye on donated item entries - fix typos and follow up on missing dates and other essential info
  • Business Donation gatherer - Teams of 2 visit local businesses and ask for items to donate - they get a mention in the catalog!
  • Donate Items / Dinners - Use this website to submit your item descriptions! What could be easier!
  • Raffle Ticket Seller - This can be a lot of fun!
  • Donate Food for Auction night
  • Assist on Food/Drink/Dessert/Coffee service teams
  • Catalog prep - Help coordinate generation, printing, stapling of catalog and addendum
  • Decorations team - Creative Opportunity!
  • Bid Sheet prep - Pick paper colors, print bid sheets night before auction
  • Silent auction table setup
  • Label and setup donated items as they arrive
  • Silent auction 'table monitor' to help guests find items
  • Record live auction bids
  • "Run" live bids out to computer team for entry
  • Take Tickets on auction night
  • Computer team - help check guests in, enter sales, and settle up
  • Post Auction computer/cashier to handle post-sales
  • Network team - help setup and test our old computer equipment (or persuade folks to donate some spiffy new laptops)

  • Other - Can you think of some other way you'd like to help make our event better?