Don't rent a storage unit!
Donate your rare, unique, and artistic items
to the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter's silent auction.

Please make copies of this notice and email it to your creative friends.

Suggestions:
Prints of Iowa's natural places
Books on naturalist topics, possibly signed by authors
Unique equipment for an outing
Dinner for four or six; acquaint others with your cooking skills.
Political oddities, buttons, etc.-Herbert Hoover t-shirt for example.
Guided tour of a prairie, wetland, or other natural locale
CDs with environmental songs
Original artwork, especially of natural wonders
Craft pieces, table displays with prairie motif; does Jim Redmond macramé?)
Bird houses
Homemade bread, cookies, or preserves; look for aggressive bidding for Lyle
Krewson's homemade rye(does he bake?).
Cartoons or caricatures
Coupons to restaurants, one specializing in organic foods.
Services: clowning, singing telegrams, matchmaking


We invite your donation of an item to the Iowa Chapter's Annual
Dinner/Silent Auction.  Please notify us of an auction item by October 3 so
we can plan the space at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge October 4.

Thank you for your generosity.

Jim Redmond
Northwest  Iowa Group
Chapter Fundraising Chair

______________________________
Item Donor Form



ITEM: (brief title of 3-5 words)

DESCRIPTION: (A more detailed description of your donation. If you have a
thumbnail picture, send it along.  Limitations. Remarks of past recipients.
Unique qualities.)

DONOR:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
PHONE #
SIERRA CLUB GROUP(where applicable)

VALUE: (A generous approximation something this side of priceless)

MINIMUM BID:
If minimum bid is not met, item is to be retained for future Sierra Club
auction_____; item is to be returned to donor_______.

ATTENDING THE DINNER OCTOBER 4:
I will be attending the annual dinner and will bring the item by 4
pm________
I will NOT be attending the dinner, but will mail or drop off the item at
the Iowa Sierra Chapter Office by October 1._________
OR I will get the item to the dinner in the following manner___________.

Please send this form to Jim Redmond at [log in to unmask]
He will acknowledge receipt of your form.