We have 10 people in our office and we ended up with 11 items to auction. I was so happy that everyone participated. In addition to Betty’s triple-layer chocolate cake, Mike’s double chocolate & chocolate chip cookies, the bird feeder, the okra and the “mystery item” (more about that below), we had a trio of different homemade hazelnut cookies, a bag o’ goodies (candy), more chocolate chip cookies, a handmade coupon book (something you give to your sweetie and your sweetie tears out “coupons” for things like a foot rub, breakfast in bed, a movie date, etc.), and 2 bottles of wine. What a selection!
Mike brought a mallet that doubled as a gavel and we were ready to begin. Doesn’t he look so handsome all in black?! This week Mike and I listened to some professional auctioneers on YouTube and Mike got the hang of it right off the bat. (He’s available for local auctions if you need an auctioner...hahaha)
The funniest item turned out to be the crisp okra pickles which had a $20 opening bid (opening bids were at the discretion of the donor) - it was snapped up quickly after a short bidding war and went for $25!!! Go figure. And the person who got it has never even seen okra.
My favorite item (and the one I got for the bargain price of $25) was the window bird feeder and seed. The other neat thing I got was the handmade coupon book that was made by the other Legal Secretary. But Mike has to wait at least until Sunday until he turns in that breakfast in bed coupon!
And the “mystery item”??? (I cannot believe that NO ONE in my office realized that I secretly donated that red and white polka dotted package with the pretty red and white bows and ribbon!!!) But to continue the story, we have a new attorney in our office and she just started on Tuesday. She got into the bidding war for the “mystery item” and wound up with it for $10. I felt a little bad when she carefully unwrapped the double-wrapped package and found that she spent $10 for a package of Harley Davidson temporary tattoos. But heck, HD is American made and any woman should be proud to wear an HD tattoo! Well, that’s my opinion anyway. She was a very good sport about it!
Lastly, and back to the title of this post, Betty’s triple-layer, chocolate cake with chocolate filling (and secret, hidden chocolate chips), and a crème frosting went to one of the attorneys (a former chef and current "hobby baker") who had been instructed by her family members that she must bid on and “win” this cake or not come home. Needless to say, she got the cake and took it home for her family to share. But the surprise was that the cake was sooooo big that her family barely made a dent in it. So the attorney brought it back into the office today and “sold” (for the Food Drive) slices for $1 and slivers for $0.25 – what a great idea! Everyone was drooling over the cake yesterday so it was cool to see the cake again today. I got a big slice and it was YUMILICIOUS!
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYONE! Check back and I'll tell you about my next fundraising event that I'll launch next week.
2 comments:
Great Blog Cynthia. You created a fun and productive success in your office experience. I am so glad for you. Mike - you are the best to go along with whatever needs to be done. Congrats on a very sucessful endeavor!!
Love Ya
Ron & Betty
love the picture of mike looking at the bottle of okra-tell him he's a handsome devil in black.
glad the auction went so well.
again, happy valentine's day!
love,
teresa
teresa
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