SO YOU WANT TO HAVE AN AUCTION!!

 In life we have our passions, our goals, our dreams and the question is “How do we accomplish them?” There are many ways, and I firmly believe that one of the most exciting and financially rewarding ways to make it happen is to give folks the venue in which they can compete for the opportunity to help you meet those goals, fulfill those dreams, and give you the ability to fuel your passions and that is with an oral auction event. In the United States  over $780 million dollars are raised every year to support everything from small preschools to world hunger and disaster relief. It can be one of the most rewarding experiences that you have participated in and at the same time it can be one of the most difficult things you have ever done. In the next pages I will attempt to guide and educate you through the process of developing a great event and streamline the planning process so that your sanity is still intact the morning after!

 The Plan!
 G Edwards once said, “It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning”.

It is the right planning that will bring your event together. The plan will require several ingredients that are non-negotiable:

• An attainable Goal

• A willing Leader

• Willing Teamwork

• Flexibility

• Functionality

• Simplicity

• Clarity

• Commitment

"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."