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October 1, 2001

To: All Staff
From: Suzanne Brown and Monica Aiton, Jorge Gonzalez; Kenneth Wells; Joyce
Dewsbury; Cheryl Garrison; Florence Turcotte, your 2001 Silent Auction Team

Subject:

UF Libraries Silent Auction
2001 UF Community Campaign
October 1st through October 12th

Hi Everyone. We are very excited about the 2001 Silent Auction to supplement the UF Libraries Contribution to the UF Community Campaign that runs from October 1st through October 12th. This year's UF Libraries' theme is "Gator Gifts Make A Difference Where We Live". Many of you have been anticipating the Silent Auction with enthusiasm, and it's time! A list of the items up for sale with accompanying pictures will be found at the website as items become available.

The Silent Auction is fun! It's your chance to show off your creativity, your craft and collecting interests. You may donate tickets to events, new books, handmade items, vouchers for services, and/or food items. (Services, like the restoring old family pictures, and food items, like a gourmet lunch, need to be represented by a picture, pamphlet, or some kind of prop, and suggest the availability or delivery dates for the auction display.) Donate to a good cause, and have a good time. Please donate!

Important Dates:

Registration:

1. Register your donation on an electronic form.
2. Deadline to register is Friday, October 5th at 5p.m.
3. Deadline to deliver your donations is Friday, October 5th, 4:45 p.m. Turn in your donation now. The sooner you turn in the donation, the sooner it can be photographed and up on the Web Page. Deliver your donations to Special Collections Service Desk, Second Floor, Library East. (MSL folks will give items to Monica Aiton.)

Bids:

1. Bid on items using this address: silentbid@mail.uflib.ufl.edu, until October 11th at 4:45 p.m.
2. Be sure that your bids are using the "minimum bid increment" (see below) established for each item.
3. Deadline for Email bids is October 11th at 4:45 p.m.
4. Look at items on the website as they become available.
5. See items in person and update your bids on October 12th, Library East Conference Room, 8 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Day of the Auction:

The Big Day will arrive on October 12th, 2001. The items will be on display in the Library East Conference Room from 8:00 a.m. You may bid in person on bid forms by each item from 8 A.M. to 2:00 a.m. Bidding will be cut off at 2:00 p.m.

Proceed to the third floor of Library East for the Sweet and Savory Contest at 3 p.m., and the announcements of the highest bids for each auction item.

THE GUIDELINES FOR A SILENT AUCTION ("How does it work?")

• Fill out a Registration form.
• Assign a "value" to the donation on the Registration Form. (Fair Market Value)
• Suggest the minimum opening bid. Or leave blank on form, and we will suggest the opening bid.
• Take the object or service description/prop, to the Special Collections Service Desk, 2nd Floor Library East
  
  Minimum Bid and Minimum Bid Increment
  
  
• The minimum bid and increments are tied to the value of the item, and will be set by the donor or the coordinators.
• Every item will have a "Minimum Bid Increment". Every bid must go up by this amount or be discounted.
• If anyone has a question, please ask us.

  Email Bids

• Email your bids to: silentbid@mail.uflib.ufl.edu.
• Check the UF Libraries' UFCC Web Pages to see items and to check on the last high bid. New highest Bids will post at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Remember that bids will be flying in, so you may be outbid before you see your bid posted.
  

We are blessed with a generous and talented staff at the UF Libraries! Donate a collectible, a piece of art, craft art, or new book, sports memorabilia, or event tickets or vouchers for services. Here's your chance to let us know about your favorite collectibles, your artistic or crafty talents. We need donations of all shapes, sizes and value. If you have any questions, please contact Monica, or Suzanne.
(msbrown@ufl.edu or monaito@mail.uflib.ufl.edu)

Let's have fun and raise money for a good cause!!!