Family Auction preparations...

My doctor asked if any members of my family suffered from insanity. I replied, "No. We all seem to enjoy it."

Sound familiar??  As I think about the upcoming reunion in JUNE, I get excited to see and talk to everyone!!  Reunions give families the opportunity to spend time together visiting loved ones, getting to know one another, and building relationships that will last a lifetime.

I also get excited to see what will be at the family auction!  It's always a surprise to see what people bring to auction off. I know very little about live auctions, but I do know that our family auction is easy, fun, and successful. So we must be doing something right, right?

Here are some live auction tips from a participant’s perspective:


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and    have been popular in the past.  Get your kids/grandkids involved in creating/making things for the auction. It becomes more of a "family" affair rather than a "great undertaking" for mom and dad.:)

Have items with sentimental or unique value.
All the items in our auction are donated by family. We had around 100 items in our auction last time. The items that auction at higher price tags always have high sentimental value. For example, family heirlooms, hand-crafted items by family members, framed photos and letters by family members, etc.
Take some time to brainstorm the type of auction items that will be most valuable, and make a list of items that could be easily created or donated.

It’s not about the item, it’s about the cause.
Perhaps the main key to our auction’s success is that, though we care little about some of the items in the auction, we care deeply about the time together and all the wonderful memories we create each year at our reunion.

We need to raise enough money for the next reunion to happen. The funds raised by this auction will affect where & how the next reunion will happen.  I hope these tips help us meet our fundraising goal for our next auction. But, please keep in mind, I am not an auction expert AT ALL!

Happy preparations!

Misty Pope (Debra's daughter-in-law)

Family Trivia

Can you answer all of these trivia questions?

1 - What were Mom and Dad's whole names?

2 - How many children did they have?

3 - What are the full names of the children oldest to youngest?

4 - Who was left at a gas station as a young boy?

5 - How many children did the oldest son have?

6 - How many children did the oldest daughter have?

7- How many children did the rest of the siblings have?

8 - How many grand children do mom & dad have?

9 - How many great grand children so far?
 
10 - Name the oldest grandchild and the youngest grandchild?

11 - Of the initial seven children, How many went to college, How many went to military?

12 - The picture of my dad sitting in the trunk of his car, What made him jump into the car?

Meal Assignments

Here are the meal assignments.  These assignments are not provided to place burdens on anyone.  We are trying to involve EVERYONE!  If anyone has an issue with your assignment, please email (jeffnjen2@msn.com) or call me (208-316-9930) and I can try to help.

Friday Dinner
Debra Pope Family
Serving and Clean up
Cindy Elliot Family and Beau Buck Family

Saturday Breakfast
Stan and Mitch Buck Family
Serving and Clean up
Janel Vaca Family, Neil Clark Family and Wendy

Saturday Lunch
Kari McDonald Family and Corby Johnson Family
Serving and Clean up
Shelly Buck Family, Andy Buck Family and Holly

Saturday Dinner
Joe Buck Family and Lowell Clark Family
Serving and Clean up
Candy, Heidi and Doug Buck Family

Sunday Breakfast
Kitty, Lilly and Jason Buck Family
Serving and Clean up
Jared Woodward Family and Paul Clark Family

Paper plates/napkins/cups/utensils
Jeff Stoker Family

Details

We reserved Camp Smokey which is right by Alturas Lake in the Stanley Basin, Idaho for the dates of June 14, 15 and 16th of 2013.

 There is a nice medium size lodge with good kitchen and assemble room furnished with tables and chairs.

There are 10 cabins with a total of 40 bunk beds to sleep about 88 but no bedding or mattresses.  PLEASE bring your own air mattresses and bedding!!! There is room to set up additional tents and 4 RV sites (no hook ups) which would give the camp a capacity of 130 people.

Please let me know how many in your family are planning on attending (jeffnjen2@msn.com) so that we can make assignments for the cabins.  

There is a new building for bathroom and showers that is handicapped assessable.

 



Amphitheater, volleyball, basketball, hiking trails to mountain lakes and Alturas Lake is nearby for boating, swimming and fishing (Red Fish Lake is a short drive, but the water is a lot warmer). Salmon River is close for float trips in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.