August 31, 201511 yr Tonight the Newcath volleyball team had a "Quarter Auction" in the NewCath cafeteria. This was the 1st time I have ever been present for one of these types of fundraisers. All the dad's were in charge of serving food and bar-tending, the mom's and players had various duties on the "auction" floor. There were a ton of donated items for this event including gift cards, sports memorabilia, college sports apparel, etc..... ,as well as, baked goods, split-the-pot raffles, & a normal auction style "Auction". It was a VERY packed NewCath cafeteria, mostly woman, and the place was absolutely crazy!!! All the dad's were more than happy to be behind the bar and away from the madness. :lol2: When it was all said and done, the 2-hour event raised a total of $2957.00 for the NewCath volleyball team. :eek::ylsuper: A big thanks to all those who attended. Big "tip of the hat" to Mary Schneider for chairing this fundraiser. :thumb: Is anyone else familiar with this type of fundraiser or ever been to one?
August 31, 201511 yr I've heard of it but don't know what it means. I've never been to one. Sounds like you had some quality items for quarters?
August 31, 201511 yr I've heard of it but don't know what it means. I've never been to one. Sounds like you had some quality items for quarters? If that's the case, the big-ticket items cleaned up on the auction floor for them to make nearly $3K.
August 31, 201511 yr Author If that's the case, the big-ticket items cleaned up on the auction floor for them to make nearly $3K. Not many "big ticket" items, unless you consider Andrew Whitworth autographed football a big ticket item. A homemade cheesecake, I thats what kind it was, went for $35.
August 31, 201511 yr Pee Wee's hosts one frequently. They let an organization come in and do their quarter auction. Pee Wee's gets the food and bar tab. Pretty good idea to get some new faces in the bar while helping an organization raise money. The one i went to was for a persons medical bills.
August 31, 201511 yr Author Pee Wee's hosts one frequently. They let an organization come in and do their quarter auction. Pee Wee's gets the food and bar tab. Pretty good idea to get some new faces in the bar while helping an organization raise money. The one i went to was for a persons medical bills. That's how this one was, the team got food, beverage, raffles, and regular auction monies, the organization running it got all the quarters. They cleaned up on the paddle money. Here is how they work...... What Is a Quarter Auction and How Does It Work? A quarter auction is part raffle, part auction, part fundraiser and also a direct sales party. It works a bit like bingo. When you arrive, you will be given a numbered paddle for a donation. This paddle will have a corresponding numbered chip which will be put into the drawing basket. A few minutes before the auction begins, you'll be able to purchase a second paddle for a donation, if you wish. The direct sales vendors will have items up for "auction". These items will be on display for about an hour after the doors open - you can see what will be up for auction and decide which items you're interested in. Once the auction begins, the announcer or one of the helpers will hold up the item that's up for bid and will announce whether the item is a "one quarter" or "two quarter" bid. If you're interested in bidding, you'll put one or two quarters (whatever was announced) for EACH paddle you intend to bid with. So if you have two paddles, want to bid with both to double your chances, and the item is a "one quarter" bid, you'll put .50 in the bucket and raise your paddle(s). If you have two paddles and decide to only bid with one, you only pay .25 BUT you MUST choose only one numbered paddle to bid with. A worker will be walking from table to table with a bucket to collect bids. The announcer will then draw a number to find a winner. If they draw your number and you had bid on the item, hooray! You just won an awesome item at a great price! If they draw your number and you did NOT bid, just call out "no bid!" and they'll continue to draw numbers until they find a winner. There may be various raffles and cash and carry items available through the evening - the announcer and workers will help explain how those work. Be sure to bring quarters, but if you forget or run out, there will be rolls of quarters available for purchase at the event. If it all sounds complicated, relax. Everything will be explained again once you get to the auction, and you'll catch on in no time and you'll love it!
August 31, 201511 yr Author I've heard of it but don't know what it means. I've never been to one. Sounds like you had some quality items for quarters? I have how this fundraiser works in the post above.....no way I could explain it, it was confusing just watching.
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