We are proceeding nicely in our auction, and with the realization that combined bids make bigger bids I think we have our own Survivor experience going on, just without the bugs and backbiting. I know of at least 2 groups being formed, so please contact me with your spare cash to help my group build a massive winning bid. (Sorry, no t-shirts at this time.) You can build your own group, also.
As of Friday morning when I'm writing this the high bid was $630. Oops, as of Friday afternoon the high bid is $740 from Anon-27, a group bid. Sounds like a lot, but one trip to the food bank costs more than $1,200.
The mini-blogathon is to continue through April 7. We'd like two diaries a day, just because one falls off so quickly. I know PNDC also did one today, and the schedule as I know it is:
3-30 Dave in Northridge & Zen Trainer
3-31 weck
4-1 GreyHawk & peregrine kate
4-2 navajo - watch for us in New Day
4-3 Smoh & Ninepatch
4-4 Grizzard & Bob Johnson (separate diaries)
4-5 RLMiller & nomandates
4-6 mollyd
4-7 betson08 & Pam from Calif
I'll be asking people to pitch in on the remaining days, so if YOU want to write something, please let me know. Volunteers are always welcome. We have obvious openings on 3/31 4/2 evening, and 4/6 Other dates could be tripled.
We try to cover the day with the diaries, one in the morning and one in the afternoon/evening. Topics vary widely. If you have insights we can benefit from, or if you know more about this subject generally, come on down.
I had an epiphany doing this. I'm very much in favor of male/female equality, but when I decided to ask what I thought were highly visible writers I first thought of men, which surprised and then annoyed me. Weck invited a number of what I think of as the highly recognizable female writers on the Okiciyap side. Next time, when I consider who to ask to write, I will be more careful not to let gender be a bias. I hope anyone can feel free to get in front of me and volunteer, regardless of gender.
These are the preceding pieces in this effort. There's some history, some glimpses into people's pasts, a lot on quilting and this quilt in particular.
Okiciyap Quilt Guild Auction. We Help. That's What It's All About. ~ radical simplicity
Okiciyap Quilt Auction: Let the Bidding Begin ~ GreyHawk
Okiciyap Quilt Auction benefit begins Wednesday. Help the people of Cheyenne River ~ Meteor Blades
Okiciyap - We Help ~ OPOL
DK Quilt Guild & Okiciyap Quilt Auction: Why this Quilt ~ leu2500
Okiciyap Dkos Auction Quilt ~ BeadLady
Of Quilts and History: The Okiciyap Quilt Auction ~ winifred3
DK Quilt Guild: Okiciyap Quilt Auction~We Quilt For Others ~ Pam from Calif
Feeding the Body, Feeding the Spirit: Okiciyap (We Help) ~ Aji
Twelve is a community number ~ GreyHawk
Helping the Helpers Who Helped the Helpers ~ Glen The Plumber
DK Quilt Guild: The Okiciyap Quilt ~ BeadLady
TIME FOR THE BIG SHOW!!!! ~ glorificus
DK Quilt Guild: Quilting for a Good Cause ~ weck
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If you want to participate in an auction group, feel free to contact me (I'm not getting the quilt, I'm just organizing) Or start your own!! Remember, one trip to the food bank costs more than $1,200.
If you have items to donate, the address below is where to send them. Cindy has a wish list posted on the Okiciyap website, and of course cash will always fit perfectly.
Okiciyap (we help) Food Pantry
P.O. Box 172
Isabel, SD 57633
****OKICIYAP QUILT AUCTION RULES 2013*****
1) Auction begins on Wednesday, March 27. Bids will first be accepted in the diary published that day by GreyHawk. The final day of the auction is Sunday, April 7, 2013, at approximately 7:00 p.m. CT. The last two+ hours of the auction will be held online from 5:00 p.m. central until 7 p.m. central in the DKQG diary. If no higher bids are posted by 7:10 p.m. the best bid before 7:00 p.m. central will be declared the winner.
1.1)The auction will end as soon as no higher bids are posted within 10 minutes of the highest bid received. Final bids will be decided by the time posted on the message. The decision of the judges (weck, Pam in Calif and glorificus) on winning bid is final.
1.2)After the final bid is decided and the successful bidder notified, the donation to the pantry will be made, and once confirmed, BeadLady will send the quilt to the lucky winner! The pantry is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, this donation can be tax deductable.
2) Bids will be accepted by making comments in diaries, as well as by kosmailing weck and/or glorificus at any time to make arrangements for anonymous or absentee bidding.
2.1) If you wish to remain anonymous, you may set that up with weck or glorificus in advance, and we will use a number when we post your bids in a diary. (example = Anon-02)
2.2) If you want to leave an absentee bid, you may do that with either weck or glorificus. We will need to know the highest amount you are willing to bid and we will place those bids for you in 10 dollar increments as the bidding progresses throughout the auction. If the bidding goes higher than you first authorized, you may contact the same person again with a new top limit, or bid in the diaries. Absentee bids should be
placed with weck or glorificus as far in advance as possible.
3) Bidding by groups or organizations is allowed, as long as only one contact name is used. Please let us know the details of your group or organization and who is the official spokesperson for the group or organization.
4) Bidding is in minimum increments of $10.00. You may bid in higher increments that can be divided evenly by $10.00.
4.1) Bids must be in U.S. funds.
5) weck and glorificus will do their best to inform all bidders of the newest high bid. To receive this information in you Kosmail box, please ask weck or glorificus to join Daily Kos Quilt Guild Auction Alliance group.
5.1) We will send groupmail to everyone (Each member will be made an editor for the duration of the auction) Reminder: A groupmail won't show up on your main page; you will have to check for messages manually.
6) A PayPal link will be included for other donations to Okiciyap. While we cherish the thought that you may choose to donate to Okiciyap during the auction, there is no advantage in the auction to doing that. It is not necessary to donate through the PayPal to Okiciyap to bid in the auction. To use the paypal link, click on the link that goes to the Okiciyap Pantry's new website. http://okiciyap.weebly.com/....
7) The winning bidder can make payment arrangements that are not through PayPal with weck or glorificus. We know that some folks don't use PayPal.
8) The winning bidder will have 48 hours to confirm their success. After 48 hours, the judges may, at their discretion, offer the second highest bidder the opportunity to redeem the quilt. The decision of the judges is FINAL.
So, volunteer to write, join a bidding group, tip, rec, write a nice comment, republish and tell your friends on FB and twitter. We're doing good here, people.
AS OF PUBLICATION, THERE IS A NEW HIGH BID OF $ 740.00
NEWER HIGH BID NOW: $790.00