Get ready to bid! It's hard to believe this is our 10th annual #Dominicstrong auction, but what we have in store is definitely worthy of a major milestone.
From small, handmade gift cards to huge items like barbecues and ladders, we're always amazed at people's generosity.
Tracey, for example, has made dozens of cards, gift bags, and tags each of the past few years. The amount of time she must put into it is immense.
Sarah hand-glues beautiful beads to a travel mug, and spent upwards of 12 hours doing so to make a thumbs-up pattern.
I mention our auction to Brandon, and he goes and gets a huge multi-compartment cooler from his business.
Kelsey takes the iconic word art logo that Natalie made for us years ago, goes to another business which then donates a custom vinyl wrapping on the cornhole boards she bought. It is so amazing.
These are just a few of the stories behind this year's auction.
In all, this is our biggest auction ever. There are 124 items, but a bunch will have multiple winners. The actual total of items is 137 - and as usual my biggest worry is having enough people to bid on all of it.
Don't be shy, share this blog post or the link to the group or auction album please! Every penny we raise goes to the Alberta Children's Hospital by way of our Extra Life pages.
We'll be live on Facebook to kick off the auction, then live again once or twice during the weekend to provide updates.
The specifics
To be safe, I'm going to post the auction rules here. For those new to the auction, it's run off our Facebook page, #Dominicstrong. On the group you'll see the featured posts, including the long one with the rules and a link to the auction album itself.
Every picture in the album is an item. You bid in the comments! Remember, bidding starts at 5 p.m. Mountain time Friday (Sept. 27) and ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29. Any time stamp with 1700 Sept. 29 on it or later is ineligible.
There are starting (minimum) bids for every item, and bids have to be at least $1 higher than the previous high bid.
Once it's all over, we go in, tell the winners they've got 24 hours to pay, then get to the process of delivery/pickup of auction winnings.
My parents are driving in from Calgary and can therefore bring winnings back to the big city for anyone who wants them to. Otherwise, you've got to arrange pickup/delivery with us, at your cost. I'll happily ship something to Turkey, but I ain't paying for it!
In the news
Thanks to Collin at the Medicine Hat News who wrote this story about the auction.
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