Our May 1st Silent Auction and Garage Sale event at the Thurston County Fairgrounds was a great success!!  We took in over $2000.00 for Jessica's fund, including the Auction items, sale of donated garage sale items and free will donations on Jessica's behalf.  Thanks to the faithful, hard-working volunteers who donated many hours of their time for this event!  We had sufficient workers, so it made the whole event alot easier for everybody --Thank you volunteers!  When all monies are deposited, including donation boxes for April, our fund should be around $20,500.00.  We will need only $4500 more by the end of June to qualify for a bonus from COTA at the end of our first year of fundraising.

I forgot to list a couple items earlier.  We also have a beautiful handmade quilt that is a Double/Queen size valued at $125 and an Emergency Kit for 4 packed with supplies custom to Thurston County which is valued at $50.

I am so excited for our event this Saturday, May 1st.  I hope everyone can make it.  As a reminder, it is at the Thurston Co. fairgrounds just off of Carpenter Rd. in Lacey.  (8am-3pm) Our booths will be marked with yellow signs and the COTA sun logo, so look for us!  FYI, we are taking part in the "Secondhand Safari" and they charge for parking/admission at a flat rate of $2 before 9am, and $1 any time after that.

Now for the good stuff, the list of auction items is as follows:

(2) Fred Meyer Gift cards, $50 value each

I just received an incredible auction item.  A certificate to Quinault Beach Resort an Casino for an OCEANSIDE ROOM FOR 2 FREE NIGHTS!  This is apprx. a $300 value.  So come on and start your bidding.  Send me your bid which includes your name, bid amount and phone #.  I know I can't pass on this one and neither should you :o)

We have decided to start the bidding on some of our auction items now, rather than wait until the date of the event, (May 1, 2010).  If you are interested you can send your bid via email to Dawn at wontondawn@comcast.net, and/or show up on the day of the event. Make sure to include your name, bid amount and phone number. 

Last week I received a call from a very nice man in our area.  He wanted to donate a bunch of items to our garage sale.  The only problem was, where would we store them?  He suggested that I try to get a storage unit donated.  After spending about an hour on the phone calling various places around town, I finally got a "YES" from the Auto Mall Mini-Storage! 

 So this past Saturday a few of our core volunteers spent the day sifting through a whole warehouse full of stuff and trucking it over to the Auto Mall Mini-Storage.  They donated our unit for 1 month so we are able to store the items for our garage sale on May 1st!  This is truly a blessing and we are very greatful to them.  I also want to thank Brian @ Classic Chem Dry for his generous donation of goods!  Don't forget to come to our fabulous sale and check out our silent auction on May 1st at the Thurston County fairgrounds :o)

Can I interest anyone in a day at Emerald Downs, Tacoma Rainiers tickets, The Museum of Flight, Sideline tickets to a WSU Cougars football game?  These are just a sample of the great items we have been collecting.  There is also a wonderful custom portrait to bid on.  A local artist will take your standard photo and turn it into a masterpiece on canvas.  We also have some great items from Pampered Chef, Partylite Candles, a "Dog Lover's basket", a "Coffee Lover's basket" and more!  I am counting down the days until the second annual Secondhand Safari.  The focus is on garage sale items but don't forget we will have our silent auction set up too.  May 1st @ the Thurston County Fairgrounds 8 am.  Be there or be square!!

Hello to all.  We have finally set a date for our silent auction.  It will be held in conjunction with Thurston County's second annual "Secondhand Safari". The event takes place Saturday May 1st from 8am-3pm at the Thurston County fairgrounds in Lacey, Wa.  At our booth spaces we will have a variety of items for sale at discount prices; clothing for different ages, small appliances, entertainment centers, and home furnishings will all be there.

As for the auction portion, that will be in the same space but decorated and displayed beautifully to highlight the wonderful items we have for you.  Our list of auction items is rapidly growing so we hope that you will come check us out! 

I know it has been a while and there are many reasons for that. I am going to keep this update short though as I really need to try and get some rest while I can. Jessica is sick once again with another cold. She had one really good week after being sick for 3 weeks with what is thought to be RSV and viral pneumonia. Now she is sick again with mainly sinus stuff until Thursday and now it seems as though it is moving into her chest. She has also once again had some croup with this mess and then on Thursday she wanted nothing to eat or drink. Needless to say we are headed into the pedi office on Friday but her appointment is not scheduled until 4pm. I didn't want an appointment that late in the day but really had no other choice.