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Math teacher Jim Geiszler has
found his passion--music
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President
Pisani called the meeting to order and commissioned Art
Haines to lead the flag salute. Linda Hendrickson followed
with a reading of a Max DuPree poem for the innovative
invocation which included a blessing to those who support
our children and serve our community.
Next, Songmeister Marsh called on the Rotary
multitude to attempt Galway Bay, an Irish tune by Arthur Colahan,
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which
severely challenged the musically-challenged gathering.
President Rick introduced Jim Geiszler, director of
Northshore School District’s Student Academy for Success
Music Project. Jim
reviewed the upcoming concert, Bernadette Bascom’s A
Motown Evening which is a fund raiser to support
SAS’s unfunded music project. |
This is a
football . . . yes, that's right. Back to Auction
Basics |
The concert is Sunday, April 6th, at 3 PM, at
the Northshore Performing Arts Center in Bothell.
Tickets can be ordered through www.Npacft.org or
425-408-7997. Erv
DeSmet declared the concert to be a 5th Tuesday
Special event which was universally supported by the membership.
Eric Greenwood, Chair of the Charity Event Steering Committee,
used an overworked sports analogy from Super Bowl I to introduce
Jay Fiske’s presentation of “Auction 101.”
Jay provided an overview of what it takes to year after
year to create a successful Charity Event based on his
experience with NW Benefit Auctions.
He stressed the following facts:
1.
Treat the Auction Like a Business
2.
Make a Five Year Plan
3.
Organize the Process
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Create
a Steering Committee
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Establish
Financial Goals
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Define
a Mission
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Create
a Timeline
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Define
a Theme
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Follow
a Plan
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Have
a Budget
4.
Focus Procurement on the Live Auction Items
5.
Create a Mix of Categories and Value of Items
Jay introduced the concept of the “auction sponge” to
illustrate the need to integrate audience and auction items in
order to optimize bidding, fund raising, and the employment of
“Other People’s Money.”
The “Mission” of the Charity Event was next discussed. Eric Greenwood reported that the Steering Committee had
recommended and the Rotary Board had approved the adopting of
“Literacy and Scholarships” as the strategic purpose for
Woodinville Rotary fund raising.
It was noted that current Rotary scholarships have not
kept pace with the rising cost of education where UW tuition has
increased over the past twenty years from $1,731 to $6,385
annually. Current
Rotary scholarships now fund less than one quarter’s tuition
cost. Hence, the
goal is to focus fundraising on increasing the amount of
scholarship awards to match tuition cost.
Additionally, the existing commitment of literacy in the
form of dictionaries, reading camps, and support would be
increased. It was
reported that recent Rotarian
Magazine noted that one-third of all school children are
challenged in the area of literacy.
An estimated 40 million Americans cannot adequately read.
Jorge Gonzalez, Procurement Chair, introduced the 28 items that
have been identified for the Live Auction segment of the Charity
Event. There was great membership support in volunteering to
provide, find, and procure.
Following
the raffle, where the marble was preserved for another day,
President Pisani adjourned the proceedings.
Respectfully
submitted,
Eric Greenwood, Reporter du jour
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Gustav T. Williger
went for the marble,
two weeks in a row
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