Solicitation Letter for Auction

Posted by Bernice Wood on Jan 19, 2017
 
 

Biddeford - Saco Rotary Club​Saco Bay Rotary Club

          Lucie Kay - President​ ​ Jeff Slaton - President

 

 

 

 

TWENTY- EIGHTH ANNUAL ROTARY/TIME WARNER TV AUCTION

SUNDAY, March 26th, 2017

12:00 to 9:00 PM

 

 

The Rotary Clubs of Saco Bay and Biddeford - Saco are pleased to announce their Twenty-Eight Annual TV Auction in collaboration with Time Warner Cable of Maine.  Over the past 28 years we have raised over a million dollars that we have used to support countless community groups and charities.  Please see the back of this letter for a listing of some of our club activities and the groups with which we have partnered on projects or supported financially.

 

Your past participation is greatly appreciated and once again, we need your help and continued supportto make this another successful Rotary auction. In fact, our goal is to make our 28th auction the biggest ever.  

 

There are many ways to help!  We are seeking:

➢ 410 donated items or gift certificates with a retail value of at least fifty dollars ($50)and we suggest an item that is of interest to a broad segment of the public and represents your business well.
➢ Quickie Board Sponsors for $175 each (36 available).  Your business will be recognized on air as the sponsor of this ten-minute bidding board.
➢ Big Board Sponsors for $600 each (five available). Your business will be recognized on air as the sponsor of this 90-minute bidding board.  These boards will contain auction items valued over $250.
➢ Major sponsors.  Your business will be recognized on air with a banner or through a sponsorship of a big board item which will be featured during the 90-minute bidding boards.

 

The auction will again take place at the J. Richard Martin Community Center in Biddeford.  It is an icon within our communities that provides an efficient location in which to run the auction and a convenient place for the people who purchase the auction items to pick them up.  The auction is a fast paced, exciting event with very few idle minutes and the space allows the public to see how we do it all.  Thousands of phone calls will be taken by volunteers from all over Maine and even other parts of the country while Rotarians auction off items and try their best to entertain.  

 

We hope that you will help us produce another successful auction with your generous donation that allows you to help the community and gain recognition for your business.  A Rotarian will be in touch with you soon to talk about your potential participation in this year’s auction or to perhaps discuss sponsorship opportunities.  Thank you for your consideration.

 

 

AUCTION  CO-CHAIRS

 

Bernice Wood

Biddeford – Saco Rotary Club​

www.biddeford-sacorotary.org

 

David LePauloue

Saco Bay Rotary Club

www.sacobayrotary.org

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The following is a partial listing of organizations and community projects that have received local Rotary Club support through the funds raised at our Auctions.

 

Bon Appetite Soup Kitchen​Camp Susan Curtis Camperships

Local Food Pantries​Handicapped Accessibility Donations

York County Child Abuse & Neglect Council​Community Support Services, Inc

Salvation Army​High School Youth Exchange Programs

YMCA of Southern Maine​Tomorrow’s Promise Playground

Rotary Youth Leadership (RYLA)​American Legion Post 26​

Vocational House Project at Biddeford​Dictionary Project for 3rd Graders

YWCA​​Project AWARE, Inc.

UNE Scholarships​Saco River Walk Program

Thornton Academy Scholarships​Biddeford & Adult Community Education

Biddeford High School Scholarships​McArthur Library Annex

Old Orchard Beach High Scholarships​Crop Walk Maine

Toys for Tots​Biddeford Recreation Department

Biddeford City Theater​Counseling Services, Inc.

Thornton Academy Gazebo​Eastern Trail Alliance

Saco Heath Nature Walk​VOANNE Veterans Services

Cascade Falls Nature Trail​Saco Little League

SMMC Cancer Care and Pediatric Asthma​Day One

Senior Connection-Home Safety Program​Rotary Park

Open Hands Open Heart​​St. James School

Visiting Nurses Service Daycare Center​Biddeford Community Center

Maine Children’s Cancer Program​Program Literacy Volunteers

Biddeford Little League Softball​​Engine One​​

Local Fire Department’s “Learn Not to​3D CNC Machine for Biddeford Regional

Burn” Trailer​Center of Technology

Annual Children’s Holiday Party​Our Father’s House, Inc.

for Disadvantaged Children​      ​​

​Old Orchard Beach Recreation Department

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The Ballpark in OOB​Sweetser 

 

Dyer Library / Saco Museum​Ferry Beach Ecology School

 

 

The Rotary clubs of Saco Bay and Biddeford – Saco

wish to thank you for your continued support.

 
 
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