The Spring Goods and Services Auction was Sunday May 6th. Any remaining items or seats at events that didn’t get picked up at the Auction will be available for purchase at OCUUC on Sunday, May 13th.
Check out the auction catalog for Spring 2012.
Our twice-yearly auctions are our primary method of raising funds for OCUUC, apart from pledges. In addition to raising money, the auction also gives us a way to socialize with people from church, in new and fun ways. There are 2 parts to an auction: donating goods and services and bidding on the offerings.
The auction is open to all: Members, Friends, Visitors and their friends and relatives. Here’s how it works:
1. Offer Something: Fill out one of the bright yellow forms you see all around church, or online form. You can offer a service, such as tax preparation, party or yard clean-up or a ride to the airport. You can offer an event, such as a dinner or a hike. You can offer an item, such as concert tickets or a piece of art. Keep in mind that this is a fundraiser, so pick something that others will want to spend their money on. You may make as many offers as you want. Consider teaming up with a friend, especially if this is your first time. If you need help thinking of something to offer, or how to plan your event, speak to us at the Auction table in the Social Hall on Sunday, or send a message to auction
ocuuc
org (auction
Deadline for submissions: Sunday, April 22nd
2. Plan Your Bidding: Peruse the OCUUC website for donations, check your calendar and plan what you want to bid on. A final catalog of all donations will be available on April 29. If you will be unable to attend the auction, don’t let that keep you from the fun. Find a proxy bidder, or let us find one for you.
3. Attend the Auction on May 6. We will also be asking for your financial pledge to OCUUC on this evening, so get ready to feel really good about your church. There will be the silent auction, a delicious dinner, and then the rollicking live auction.
For more information: Check the OCUUC website, stop by the Auction Information table in the Social Hall, or talk to one of the auction masters: Karen Magoon Pearson, Jonathan Pearson Magoon, Tom Loughrey, Amy Tompkins or Judith Stamper.
If you’re interested in helping to organize this vital fundraiser, please contact us at auctionocuucorg (auctionocuucorg) .
What is a Services Auction?
Services Auctions offer an important chance to help the church financially and set up much of members’ and friends’ social calendars. Or you might find someone selling banana bread using their grandma’s favorite recipe or willing to make hand made Christmas stockings for your kids or willing to take care of your dog for a week so you don’t have to use a kennel.
Highlights
- The people who attend the auctions have a good time and enjoy good food.
- We raise money towards the Church’s operating expenses.
- Those who attend get something direct and tangible in return for a donation to the Church.
- Many of the events offered for auction are a great way to find people in the church with similar interests and are a wonderful way to share your hobbies, interests, and special places with others.
- Often the events purchased get you to places and activities that you might not ordinarily go to or engage in because you are unaware of them.
- The events offered at the auctions provide important social interactions to help build our community through building personal relationships.
- Both the buyers as well as those offering items for purchase achieve satisfaction knowing that they are helping our Church community.
If you have any questions contact us by email at: auctionocuucorg (auctionocuucorg) .
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Pictures from the 2010 Fall Auction
For those who may have never attended an auction, the mechanics are simple. To simplify the record keeping and make sure we have the necessary information to send you a bill after the auction, everyone gets a paddle with an identifying number when they arrive. Some couples get individual numbers and others choose to get one.
There are two types of items offered each time. Some items are sold live during the event, and others “poster items” are laid out on tables with a fixed price and often a fixed number of spots available. You put your bidder number on the number of lines you want to purchase. A couple will use two lines. The poster items are first come/first served until the available slots are filled in on the sheet.
The live auction process is just as easy. When something of interest comes up you raise your paddle. If more people are interested than there are spaces available, the auctioneer keeps raising the price until enough people lower their paddles to match the available spaces.
