[quote=Prism99]DO NOT allow them to put it in a silent auction! Require them to sell raffle tickets for it. This is because it is likely to raise *much* more money in a good raffle than in a silent auction, especially in the current economy.
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I agree throughly!!! I've been to several of these, looked at the numbers on the pages and been appalled at the low bids that were finally accepted!!! All that fabric and time invested, the sewer could have saved herself a bundle by just donating money to the cause.