Van Buren 4-H Leaders’ Association Auction

Information for Key Leaders and/or Auction Coordinators

q Saturday, March 5th, 2011 at the Paw Paw Lions Club, 59050 CR 665, Paw Paw MI 49079. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. with the auction beginning at 10:00 a.m.

q Please let Janice know by December 15 if your club will not be participating in this fundraiser.

q Each family is asked to get a minimum of one item donated or donate $20 to the Leaders’ Association.

q All money raised will stay with the Van Buren County 4-H Leaders’ Association

q Each club needs to have a minimum of two volunteers there on the day of the auction. One in the morning from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and one in the afternoon from 12:30 p.m. to the end. We are looking for teenagers and/or adults; younger youth are welcomed to help if they have a parent or guardian with them. Please have these names to Janice by February 1^st.

q Key Leader or someone in the club needs to be responsible for collecting donated items from the families by February 1 and submitting the receipts to Gary Consford, mstrfiksit@btc-bci.com . As you get items, please email Gary so we are not compiling the entire list at the end.

q Key Leader or someone in the club needs to bring all items to the Paw Paw Lions Club on Friday, March 4 between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

q Letters will be going out to every family in November letting them know about getting an item donated and the auction. We are also including information on how to ask for a donation, how to fill out the receipts and a receipt to be completed when they receive a donation.