Planning

We have started planning our auction.  We have sent out over 125 letters requesting help.  We have great sponsors that have supported us every year with out fail.  I would love to mention some but I don't want to get in trouble for forgetting anyone.  But you guys all know who you are.  And once again, thanks so much for that.

We have also emailed everyone we can think of asking for items for our auction.  We call in all favours, and reward anyone who has done anything for us personally this year with a request letter for the auction.  Our last auction we brought in about 18000.00 dollars leaving us a profit of about 14,000.00 dollars.  But to put this in perspective, we gave that much away in the last month.   So you can see how we need help to keep up to the applicants.   Thank goodness for Conexus Credit Union Corporate Sponsorship this year.  We were chosen as the Conexus Credit Union Corporate Charity of the Year.  It has really helped with the shortfall.  If it wasn't for these caring companies we wouldn't be able to do what we do.

 (And on a side note about the classy folks at Conexus, they helped us with no strings attached.  They didn't try to make us change institutions, take out investments or put any restrictions on us.  Class act
 all the way.  I have been impressed at every turn in dealing with them.  They are a really good bunch of people.  It is more than just corporate responsibility to them, they really care.)

So if you have donated in the past thank-you and if you would like to donate now, let us know.  We already have four donors on board.  One responded in literally two hours.  Thanks CKRM and Colin Lovequist.  You get the award for the quickest response time EVER!  PS This is the award. 

Thank you all for the read today!