Check: Sent!

Just a quick update, the final check was signed and mailed to Dan & family this week, and I received this update from Dan's mom Amy regarding how the funds will be used this morning.  Just wanted to share!

"The money will be used exclusively to fund the Hyperbaric treatments that insurance will not cover.  The intent is to help his short term memory so he can learn some job skills or eventually return to school in some capacity."

Silent Auction Recap

Hi friends & business owners/donators,

I know this is a bit overdue but things have been kind of hectic for me since the auction!  First of all I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who supported the auction, whether that be by purchasing something, donating something, or simply showing up, I appreciate everything you did!

We had a great turn out at the auction.  People started showing up around 6:00 or so, and we ran the auction til right after 7:00.  Huge thanks to Tyson Vandenbroucke for playing the ENTIRE hour, ouch hands!  Regardless of the pain, he sounded great!  We called last bid at 7:00 or so, and announced who won what for the next half hour.  People hung around and chatted for a while and we were all broken down & finished by 8:30.  Big thanks to The Summit owners (John & Matt) for all of their help and generosity.  The space worked great & looked great too!

It was awesome for Dan to be able to have a night that was all about him - even if he wasn't quite sure what it was for!  Everybody was asked to wear name tags so Dan wouldn't have to ask people who they were, and that worked wonderfully.  Dan showed up with his whole family, which was awesome!  Many friends and family were there to support, and as a whole it was an awesome evening for Dan & everyone involved!

 As far as fund raising efforts go, I'm pleased to announce that we raised a total of $2,165.00
for the Price family, and I'll be writing the check in the next week.

Thanks again to everyone involved, I am so happy that we pulled this off together for our buddy Dan :)

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 Facebook Event for Dan's Auction

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Auction Donations Thus Far...

Okay so I finally got around to tallying up the total number of items as well as the value of items that we've received for the auction, and I'm so amazed and happy to share these numbers with you!

Businesses who have donated to the auction:
A New Massage Salon
Allyson's Kitchen
Bellatazza Coffee
Bend Mountain Coffee
Cascade Cottons
DiLusso Coffee
Dudley's Books
Flatbread Community Oven
Great Harvest
Local Joe
Mt. Bachelor
Namaspa Yoga
Pine Mountain Sports
Pine Tavern Restaurant
Ranch Records
Strictly Organic
Sunnyside Sports
Tetherow
Thump Coffee
Top Leaf Mate Bar


Total items donated to auction thus far: 29
Total value of items donated to auction thus far: $1,845

Reading over this again seriously makes me want to cry!  I'm so happy with the amazing show of generosity from our local businesses, and couldn't be more excited for March 14th!  Keep spreading the word :)

Local Business Owners

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Thank you!

Silent Auction Date & Venue Set!

Hello friends!

I am SO excited writing this update as we just set our venue and date for the auction! The guys over at The Summit Saloon @ Stage (125 NW Oregon Ave, downtown) have so generously offered us the use of their upstairs "dance floor" area for our auction, and we will be holding it there Sunday, March 14th at 6pm.

We're still looking for donations, no matter how big or small, for the auction. If you have any ideas or leads, look into them and let us know! All help is greatly appreciated :)

Silent Auction In Motion!

Hello friends, business owners, whoever may be reading this!

Today was phenomenal!  Lindsey and I ran all around downtown going into local businesses and chatting with owners/employees about the silent auction.  The response was overwhelmingly positive in numbers of business owners who donated to the auction or said they would donate when the dates were set for the auction.  So, ladies & gentlemen, looks like we've got ourselves a silent auction to put on!

Now the challenge is this - find ways to promote the auction, and find more businesses willing to donate items to the auction.  A man we ran into at Bellatazza downtown said something that stuck with me - in the wake of an economic meltdown, many people have been humbled, and are likely to have gained more empathy and desire to do something good for somebody in their community that is in need.  What a great thought to have in mind while taking baby steps toward this auction!

On that note, anybody reading this that has ideas, concepts, or even concerns about the silent auction - please contact me!  If you know of a business that would support our auction, talk to the owner.  If you own a business and would like to support Dan's auction, please contact me (Sydney) at 541-410-6606 or simply via this blog.  If you have ideas of possible auction venues, don't hesitate to share them!  If you have connections in the community that could help with getting the word out about the auction, use them!  The more people the word reaches the better.

I'm excited to see what we can do!  Thanks for reading everyone :)