Auction News!

I am going to take a break from introductions and let everyone know how the auction is coming along. 

Our donations are rolling in.  Each year it is amazing to see all of the great stuff people donate.  The support from the businesses in this province is fantastic. 

We have the Lions Hall in Qu'Appelle booked.  Tickets have been printed. (Thanks to Scot's Printing in Qu'Appelle.  They have been with us for many years and that long term support that we can always count on is great.)  Our Caterer -Crystal Cook- is booked.  (She offered to look after our event at cost.  I can't wait to see what yummy morsels await us.)

So far we have donations from Skilnick Miller -Accountants, SC Equipment, Qu'Appelle Lioness', Kerrie Hysuick, Rick Mercer, Pink Tree, Saskatchwan Roughriders, Co-op Refineries, CKRM, Donna Betteridge, Blue Cross, Casino Regina, and Double JJ Grooming in Qu'Appelle. 

Andrew Scheer and the Geis family are on board for advertising.  This is a growing list.  I am sure more names will be added all the time. 

But there is one donation that I am very excited about.  Although it is marked with a bit of sadness.  There was a group out of Indian Head called Friends for Life.  They started similar to Forever Friends, they lost someone they knew.  They began fund raising for the CIBC Run for the Cure and became a force to be reckoned with.  They won the team category for several years for most funds raised.  They raised tens of thousands of dollars in the last few years for research.  Friends for Life was also nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction award.  Very similar to Forever Friends just with a different direction. 

When we form these groups we are at one stage in our lives.  As time passes we enter other phases and things change.  "Life happens while you are making other plans" John Lennon said.  Friends for Life has decided to disband.  It is still a fantastic group of ladies that I feel privileged to know. 

And here is where it gets good for Forever Friends.  They have donated all of their remaining items to us!  It took me two trips to fit it all in my vehicle.  Friends for Life suffered a real blow earlier this year.  They had planned their golf tournament and it rained.  Not a little rain that you could work around, but poured.  They tournament had to be cancelled at the last minute.  Some of the things purchased for this event could not be returned.  There is always lots of little things left over after an event, a few glasses, some spoons from an open case,  things like that.  But in this case much more.  This is what Friends for Life has donated to us.  We won't have to buy glasses, silverware or plates this year for the auction.   There were also decorations and prizes!  Awesome!

We have always supported each other.  We are in separate communities so it was easy to support what the other group was doing.  In a spirit of cooperation that I love to see!  For this I say
Thanks to Friends For Life!

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