Hi Jane! I am originally from Anaheim! Now in Dothan, AL and member of a pretty active guild. We host a show every year, and have two tables that we donate to. One is a silent auction, a group of ladies take this on every year and work hard to make beautiful presentations. They use baskets, wrap all sorts of wonderful things up in clear cellophane and there is a sign up sheet for bids. Also have had sewing machines, even a couple of featherweights donated. It does very well for raising funds for charity. The other table is hand made items for sale, everything from quilts to crafts. Machine embroidered earrings, tissue covers, pencil toppers, potholders. We sell bundles of magazines tied together, quilting and sewing accessories and tools. Etc. We also "sell" table space for $100 each table, to vendors or guild members that want to sell their items for themselves. This year we are doing a "dive for scraps" kiddie blow-up pool filled with scraps (smaller than a fat quarter). Fill a zip lock bag for $1.00 sandwich size, $5 for gallon. Everyone just gathers their scraps and brings them to me before the show. It should be fun! We always make an opportunity quilt (can't have a raffle in Alabama) and sell opportunity tickets. That brings in $300- $500 each year. We did a Civil War fabric and used squares appropriate to the underground railway, Then a Tea with a Friend (all tea pots and cups) and this year a tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness. Everyone is given some pink and white fabric, so there is a common thread to the squares, and can add any other fabrics they like. It is quilted and bound by guild members. Good Luck! Linda