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Save the last Thursday in
December for the
Annual Potluck Dinner
Come celebrate the end of
the year with a fun and
flavorful potluck dinner.
SEE: Annuual Year End
Pot Luck Dinner
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Activities & MEETINGS: Auction
“It’s for the Birds” Annual Auction - A Great Success in 2008
We need your support. This is our major fundraiser. Join us for a little wine, good food, a lot of fellowship and the fun of bidding on great items in both the silent and
live auctions. Professional auctioneer Doug Sinclair always makes this annual event very entertaining and for successful bidders a profitable evening.
Special Thanks to Zeiss for their generous support as our Bald Eagle level sponsor!
When and Where?
When: Coming again in 2009, TBA
Where: St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, • 8706 Quaker Lane, Bon Air, Virginia
SEE: ST. MICHAEL'S MAP
Admission Tickets Cost: $15.00 per person - AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
Each admission ticket holder will receive a bidder number, a chance to win door prizes* and a goody bag in addition to enjoying “Elegant hor d’oeuvres” all evening. Wine is extra; glasses are $5 with unlimited refills.
(*You must be present to win door prizes)
Preliminary Menu “Elegant hor d’ oeuvres”:
Roasted Turkey w/ Madera Cream Sauce; Sliced Tenderloin Tapanede; Smithfield Ham Biscuits; Fresh Fruits, Veggies and International Cheese; Chicken a la Orange; Smoked Salmon and Elmira’s Meatballs. Sweets: Oatmeal Lace Cookies; Chocolates; Gourmet
Coffee Service; and much more. (chefs: Doug Sinclair, Margaret O’Bryan and Meredith Bass)
Raffle Tickets
Available at $5.00 each or 5 tickets for $20.00. You do not need to be present to win the raffle. Grand prize; $3,000 Zeiss scope, zoom eyepiece and tripod package.
The runner-up prize is $200. The sellers of the winning tickets will also win a prize.
Schedule
5:30 PM - Doors will open (registration, wine, silent auction and raffle ticket sales)
6:00 PM - The food area opens
7:15 PM - The silent auction ends & the raffle drawing will be held
7:30 PM - Live auction starts
8:30 PM - Live auction ends and door prizes are awarded
8:40 PM - Checkout and cleanup
A few of the unique items already donated.
• One week on a Highland County Farm for up to six, the O’Bryans
• A gourmet wine dinner for up to eight, the Brooks
• Live Birds of Prey Demonstration at your event, Kim Harrell
• Nature digital photography workshop, Bob Schamerhorn
• Prothonotary Warbler research canoe outings, Bob Reilly
• Family James River Pontoon outing for up to eight, the Coes
• Bill & Linda Lane’s Field Photography Workshop, Gift Certificate, the Lanes
• Birthday Party for up to 34 at James River Park, Ralph White
• Vortex Summit STX Tripod, Eagle Optics
• A bread baking lesson (yeast breads & rolls) including lunch, Joan Mazza
• Bear Mountain Lodge overnight, Patti Reum and Tom Brody
• Old Town “Dirigo” Kayak with paddle, Appomattox River Company
• 80 mm Raven Spotting Scope & 10x25 mm Eagle Optics Binoculars, Wild Birds Unlimited
• Five $50 Gift Certificates, Southern States
ALSO SEE: Auctioneer Doug Sinclair's listing at www.auctionzip.com/Listings/473560.html
Things you can do to help.
1. Buy event tickets and attend.
2. Make a donation or become a sponsor. Deadline is October 31
3. Help obtain other donations and sponsors. Think what will delight and inspire spirited bidding!
4. Help sell raffle tickets.
5. Volunteer (No charge)
6. Attend, bring a friend or two and buy lots of great gifts for yourself to help support Richmond Audubon.
7. Last but not least, do not bring any food or dessert, “Elegant hor d’ oeuvres” are being provided.
Use Of Auction Funds (All funds will be used for local projects)
Primary Project (75% of funds raised)
• RAS Kids – Introducing children in under-served Richmond communities to nature and educating them through nature study and field trip. Funds raised in the Auction will support the following activities.
Swansboro Elementary School (South Richmond)
— Continue development of 10-acre site as an outdoor classroom
— Establish 6 garden plots (one for each grade)
— Provide two teacher training workshops
Charity Family Life (After-school Program for youth, Creighton Court Area)
— Explore sections of the James River Park
— Provide summer exploration programs; tree and rock climbing, kyaking
— Participate in VCU Rice Center outdoor program activities
— Engage children in nature photography workshops
Secondary projects (25% of funds raised)
RAS’ on-going habitat conservation projects at local preserves:
— James River Park System in Richmond
— Presquile National Wildlife Refuge–RAS has adopted the Lower James River Important Bird Area (SEE: IBA)that includes Presquile NWR.
Citizen Science projects include:
— Coordinating the Hopewell Christmas Bird Count since 1957
— Sponsoring two Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (SEE: MAPS) programs at the Powhatan WMA and the Dutch Gap Conservation Area
— Supporting nesting studies for Prothonotary Warblers and winter monitoring for Northern Saw-whet Owls.Our Mission.
“The Richmond Audubon Society promotes the
enjoyment, understanding and preservation of birds,
other wildlife and habitat through birding, education,
advocacy and fellowship”
We need your support.
This is our major fundraiser.
Join us for a little wine, good food, a lot of fellowship and
the fun of bidding on great items in both the silent and
live auctions.
Professional auctioneer Doug Sinclair always makes this
annual event very entertaining and for successful bidders
a profitable evening.
Tickets Cost: $15.00 per person:
Each ticket holder will receive a bidder number, a chance
to win door prizes* and a goody bag in addition to enjoying
“Elegant hor d’oeuvres” all evening. Wine is extra;
glasses are $5 with unlimited refills.
(*You must be present to win door prizes)
Preliminary Menu “Elegant hor d’ oeuvres”:
Roasted Turkey w/ Madera Cream Sauce; Sliced
Tenderloin Tapanede; Smithfield Ham Biscuits; Fresh
Fruits, Veggies and International Cheese; Chicken a
la Orange; Smoked Salmon and Elmira’s Meatballs.
Sweets: Oatmeal Lace Cookies; Chocolates; Gourmet
Coffee Service; and much more.
(chefs: Doug Sinclair, Margaret O’Bryan and Meredith Bass)
Raffle tickets; Available at $5.00 each or 5 tickets for
$20.00. You do not need to be present to win the raffle.
Grand prize; $3,000 Zeiss scope, zoom eyepiece and
tripod package.
The runner-up prize is $200.
The sellers of the winning tickets will also win a prize.
Schedule
5:30 PM: Doors will open (registration, wine, silent
auction and raffle ticket sales)
6:00 PM: The food area opens
7:15 PM: The silent auction ends & the raffle drawing
will be held
7:30
RAS Auction Planning Committee
We have openings on the planning committee, several sub-committees including sub-committee chairs and committee members for marketing, publicity, publications, donations, live auction, silent auction, sponsorships, volunteer coordination, and many more. If you are interested and have a little time and/or skills to help, please let us know. Consider joining in on the planning and execution for our this major fundraiser. Share your talents and ideas - “It’s for the BIrds”. Mark your calender now and plan on joining us this fall.
See the Volunteer Auction Form and find your niche!
Donation drop off points.
Bird Watchers • 4636 Commonwealth Centre Pwky • (804) 763-3890
Wild Bird Center • 1360 Gaskins Road • (804) 741-2473
Wild Birds Unlimited • 9778 Midlothian Turnpike • (804) 323-0353
Wild Birds Unlimited • 10921-A West Broad Street • (804) 934-9200
If you want to be a sponsor, make a donation, volunteer or have a question?
Please contact:
Bob Coles: (804) 883-7570 • bob@bcoles.com
Caroline Coe: (804) 276-1397 • cccoe@verizon.net
Linda Warfield: (804) 743-1479 • lindawarfield@comcast.net
Donna Brodd: (804) 262-7040 • drbrodd@aol.com
For Event Tickets Sales:
Tom Robertson at TROBERT804@aol.com
For Raffle Tickets Sales:
Jerry Uhlman at flyways@verizon.net
Email: auction@RichmondAudubon.org.
SEE: DONATION FORM (PDF) or DONATION FORM TEXT
SEE: AUCTION VOLUNTEER FORM
BROCHURE: Auction Sponsorship CLICK HERE (PDF)
Contact the Auction Committee Chairperson to make a donation or to help with this event.
SEE: AUCTION VOLUNTEER FORM
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