St. Bernard’s Auction
We
would like to ask for your support by donating an item for our auction.
This
donation may consist of merchandise, or gift certificates for merchandise or
services.
Cash
donations to underwrite the event are always welcome.
Any
donation you make will be tax deductible.
Please
email us & we will
arrange to pick it up
or you
can mail it to the Development Office at
To be
sure we are able to recognize your generosity in our printed materials,
please
notify us of your donation by September 15th.
General Auction Information
1. Each bidder is assigned a bid number and a table number and is responsible for all bids made by this number.
2. All bids are final. No refunds or exchanges will be made.
3. Payments for items may be made following the sale of those items by cash, check, MasterCard or Visa. Please make checks payable to St. Bernard’s. Payment for successfully bid items may be made at the Cashier’s Table. Payment in full is expected at close of the oral auction.
4. Group purchases are invited and encouraged! Please coordinate with the cashier, providing names, amount and forms of payment.
5. Items may be removed
only by presenting a receipt marked PAID. Please make every effort to take
purchases with you tonight unless special arrangements are made for larger
items. Larger items may be picked up on Sunday, September 23rd between 8:00
a.m. and
6. No warranties are made or implied with respect to the value or quality of the merchandise.
7. All certificates must be used within one year of the auction date unless otherwise noted. Some of the certificates have “block-out” dates or other restrictions noted.
8. IRS disclosure regulations require that we place a fair market estimate value on all products and services sold tonight. Any amount paid beyond the value amount can be claimed as a charitable donation. Please keep your contract as your receipt.
Silent Auction Rules
1. All items in the
Silent Auction will have write-in bid sheets near the item. Anyone desiring to
bid may do so by writing in their bid number (name optional), table number
& the bid amount on the appropriate sheet.
2. Each item is assigned a basic minimum bid. No bid under the assigned minimum will be accepted.
3. Each new bid must exceed the previous bid by at least the minimum increase stated on the bid sheet in order to constitute a valid bid. A new bid must be written on the top blank line available on the bid sheet.
4. Bids will be accepted
from
5. The Silent Auction will be held in the cafeteria. Bid Runners will be available for anyone wishing to increase bids without having to stay in the cafeteria or make numerous trips up the stairs.
6. The table captains
will circle the winning bidder’s name, attach the original bid contract to the
item and bring a copy of the contract to your table by
7. Items may be removed from the auction tables ONLY after the cashier has marked the bid contract paid and this sheet has been shown to the Table Captains. Again, the runners may gather your paid items for you and deliver them to your table.
Live Auction Rules
1. The Live Auction will
begin at
2. Each auction item is numbered. The auctioneer will announce the item and give a brief description. Bidders can accept a bid called by the auctioneer by raising their hands so the auctioneer can see them.
3. After the auctioneer has accepted the highest bid, a runner will bring a receipt to the successful bidder and record the bid number on bid contract. The bidder will receive a copy of the contract that should be presented to the Cashier with payment.
4. All Live Auction items must be paid for at the Cashier. This can be done anytime during the evening and/or in conjunction with payment of Silent Auction items.
Thank you, thank you,
thank you…
To all those who
donated items and services, and those who solicited for the items.
Your generosity and
persistence makes a huge difference for all those at St. Bernard’s.
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Updated 9/7/2007