Introductions
We are very grateful to our great and Generous God who has blessed us as a church family with so many good things and we are delighted to share the profits raised from this auction with the charities we support as a church: USPG, Church Missionary Society, Eastleigh Basics Bank, Fledge, Christian Aid, Church Army and The Children’s Society. Thank you to all who have generously donated their time, talents and valuables to the Generosity Auction. Happy bidding!
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Timetable of Event
Arrive 7.30 p.m. Collect your auction pack with personal bidding paddle, a copy of the final auction catalogue, drink ticket and information sheet.
Welcome drinks as well as canapés generously supplied by Sarah Guilder of Bay Leaves Larder in the Winchester Room.
View collectables to be auctioned on the night in the Salisbury Room and the silent auction in the Winchester Room.
First part of the Auction: This will be the auction of promises which will commence at 8.00 p.m. (or thereabouts).
Break to top up your drinks at the paid bar and to view the remaining Valuables and Silent Auction lots.
Second part of the Auction: This will commence at about 8.45 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. which will be the auction of the Collectables, and miscellaneous items.
Final break to top up your drinks and to review your bids on the Silent Auction items.
Third part of the Auction: To announce the winners of the Silent Auction items.
It is anticipated that the evening will conclude at about 10.00 p.m. and volunteers are welcomed to help us tidy up afterwards.
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Church Warden’s Bottle Raffle
Tickets will be sold throughout the evening and the draw will be made outside of the Auction and winners of the bottles can pick up their prizes as they leave on the evening.
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Silent Auction
There are a number of lots of higher value and a large number of lower value items to bid. Please put your maximum bid on the bid sheet and your paddle number which keeps it anonymised. Please revisit the Silent Auction throughout the evening as there will be two breaks during the evening to take advantage of the paid bar that is available. The announcement of the paddle numbers of the winners of the Silent Auction lots will be announced at the conclusion of the meeting.
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Auction Catalogue
The auction catalogue is available via the link below.
Click on the images below for Pictorial Catalogues
You do not have to attend the Auction to bid for items! (See below proxy bidding)
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Proxy Bidding
Even if you cannot attend you can bid on items by using the proxy bidding form. This is available to download below:
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You can email, the form back to fundraising@parishcf.church, or drop the form into the Parish Office. This needs to be by 5pm on Thursday 3rd July at the latest to allow us time to process it. Unfortunately we are not going to be able to process any proxy bids submitted after that time. Those who cannot attend will not have a paddle number therefore we need your name and contact details. You can bid on anything in the auction. Please quote the lot number(s) of the item that you are bidding on, a one or two word description of it eg ‘Cathedral print’ and your maximum bid for the individual lot.
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Payment for winning bids
You can pay by cash or by card on the night. If for any reasons you cannot pay on the night please contact the organisers at fundraising@parishcf.church who will email you the bank details that you can make payment to.
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Generosity Auction Bar
There will be a bar on the evening selling a variety of wines, soft drinks, beers, cider etc. Payment is preferred by cash but cards will be accepted.
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Collection of items
It is hoped that many of you will be able to take your winning items with you. This will not be possible for a number of lots therefore arrangements will be made for the items to be delivered at a mutually agreed date or picked up on the following morning.
If you have generously donated an item but it does not unfortunately sell or meet its reserve we will also have these items available for pick up on the Saturday morning if you wish to have it back. Otherwise we will donate to a local Christian charity shop.
