ok- i can definitely help here.  please email me a list....and I'll also see what biz's I can involve over here in Contra Costa County...   Nicole --- On Thu, 10/28/10, Elizabeth Young wrote: From: Elizabeth Young Subject: Re: [Mickaboo Discuss] Third call - Holiday Party Silent Auction Assistance To: "General mickaboo discussion" , MickaCoo@mickaboo.org, "Nicole Toenjes" , "Patrick Cook" , "Krystal Stout" , "Amaryllis Green" Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 9:24 AM Ok, Margie- I'm in.  Please send me a *short* (pretty please!) list of leads and I'll ask other MickaCoo volunteers if they can also help solicit some donated items for the upcoming Holiday Party Silent Auction!   MickaCoo- MickaCan you help get some donations for the 12/4 Mickaboo (& Coo) Holiday Party?   Margie's got it all organized and will provide you with all that you need! If you're not on the Discussion List, please reply to Margie directly at:  margiegear@yahoo.com   Thanks, Margie!  Thanks, MickaCoo and Mickaboo! Elizabeth       On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Margie Gear wrote: No man is a mountain . . . well, change the sex and you have my dilemma.  I have a long list of kind merchants out there who may be willing to donate dinners at their restaurants, chocolate, pedicures (guys, don't be shy), trapeze lessons . . . there's plenty more.  All these wonderful gifts just waiting for us to ask for them.  Trouble is, there are much, much more of them than there are of me.  Even at my chattiest, I can't put a dent in it.   So please . . . take up the challenge and pitch in!  Develop (or hone) some interpersonal skills.  Make some new acquaintances and/or learn about new eateries or shops you'd like to try by making a few calls.  Who knows?  You just may have some fun while you're at it.   Everything's ready for you - an official letter that you can fax/email out to interested donors who'd like something written in hand; a script to work from (the contents of the letter pretty much spell out the who, what, where and why); and a focused list of companies with contact information for you to call.  Easy.   I have a few incredibly generous and intrepid souls who have agreed to help. Thank you!! They are the tip of my festive iceberg, however.  I need to see more kind hearts beating. Surely you can spare about 10 minutes out of your day to make a few calls on behalf of the non-profit we all love, right?    I know it sounds like my stylus is stuck in the same groove of that oh-so-bad record, but . . . please help us make the silent auction at our Holiday Party a success.  You can email me offline (margiegear@yahoo.com).  I'll give you everything you need to reel 'em in.   Thanks much, Margie ------- HOW TO -------------------- CHANGE PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ VIEW LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ HOW TO RESET YOUR LIST PASSWORD: http://confluence.mickaboo.org/x/2wFj -- Elizabeth Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0