“WRAPPING OUR ARMS AROUND HUNGER”
AN ON-LINE AUCTION TO SUPPORT THE MINISTRY OF THE ELCA WORLD HUNGER APPEAL 2022
(* look below for changes for this year’s auction!)
The Synod assembly will meet this year at Cragun’s Resort, Brainerd Mn. From April 29-May 1.
PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND PICTURES OF YOUR QUILT:
What Happens after the Auction?*Since the quilts and marketplace items will be displayed at the synod assembly, our quilt team will contact all the winning bidders, collect the on-site and on-line payments and make sure the quilts and marketplace items get to their new homes!
We are excited about this opportunity to reach folks across the country and showcase your beautiful quilts and handmade items. We sincerely thank you for your partnership in this ministry.
In ministry together, the Northeastern Minnesota Synod Quilt and Marketplace Auction Team Contact us through the Northeastern MN. Synod office or Amy Loken, text at 218-391-4260.
AN ON-LINE AUCTION TO SUPPORT THE MINISTRY OF THE ELCA WORLD HUNGER APPEAL 2022
(* look below for changes for this year’s auction!)
The Synod assembly will meet this year at Cragun’s Resort, Brainerd Mn. From April 29-May 1.
- *PLEASE SEND/BRING YOUR QUILT TO THE SYNOD ASSEMBLY ANYTIME AFTER 2 PM ON THE April 29TH. Quilts for the quilt auction will be DISPLAYED at the synod assembly but ALL bidding will occur on-line. Having all the quilts on-line will maximize our bidding audience, allowing both voting members and any other quilt-lovers to bid. If you will not be attending the assembly, please send your quilt to the assembly with a voting member or pastor from another church, drop it off at the synod office or contact us and we will help get it there.
- *Most Marketplace items will be available for purchase at the assembly, except for a few that would easily adapt to the on-line format. If you would like your marketplace item in the on-line auction, look for instructions on the next page.
- *The quilt and marketplace auction will open for bidding 2 days before the assembly, on Wednesday, April 27th at 9 AM and conclude on Saturday, April 30th at 5:30 pm.
- *Please e-mail all your quilt/marketplace pictures and information to Bob and Barb Murray at: rmurraymbei@gmail.com. They will be organizing/managing our auction website.
- *Camp Vermilion has once again gifted us the use of their auction platform site. To get to our auction site go to: nemnquilts2022.givesmart.com. We are deeply grateful for all the help VLM staff has given us in the past 2 years!
- *Your quilt/marketplace items will be added to the on-line auction site as your pictures and information come in. The auction will be open for entries beginning March 10th. In order to give our auction managers enough time to input all the items, the deadline for submissions will be April 20, 2022.
PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND PICTURES OF YOUR QUILT:
- Name of quilter, quilting group, or church donating the quilt; a phone number and email address so we can reach you if necessary.
- Please share a brief story about your quilt, or history of your quilting group, or why you are donating your quilt to raise money to end hunger and poverty., etc. We are hoping to connect with many potential bidders who are outside our synod, may not be Lutheran and are unfamiliar with the purpose of the quilt auction. Stories are a great way to market your quilts and emphasize the importance of this ministry.
- Quilt size (exact measurement)
- Fabric content
- Fiber content of the batting
- Binding method (all machine, machine and hand-stitched)
- Quilting method (hand quilted, machine quilted, hand tied)
- Quilting design
- Quilt pattern name
- Care instructions
- Pictures:
- The whole quilt (take landscape pictures rather than portrait)
- A close up of one block or design
- A close-up of one corner flipped so the front and back of binding can be seen
- A close-up of the quilting
- If there is anything else you would like to emphasize, take a picture of it. We can have up to 4-6 pictures.
- Please calculate a fair market value for your quilt and that dollar amount will be used to calculate the opening bid on your quilt.
- Please send us your name and/or congregation name, your phone number and an e-mail address, so we can reach you if necessary.
- A brief story about your handmade item or why you are donating it to raise money to end hunger and poverty.
- Exact size of item
- Exact content of item
- Care instructions (if applicable)
- Pictures:
- A view of the whole item (take landscape pictures rather than portrait)
- A close-up of any particular design.
- If there is anything else you would like to emphasize, send us a picture, we can use up to 4-6 pictures per item.
- Please calculate a fair market value for your marketplace item. That dollar amount will be used to calculate the opening on-line bid.
- Please send info and pictures to: Bob Murray at: rmurraymbei@gmail.com.
What Happens after the Auction?*Since the quilts and marketplace items will be displayed at the synod assembly, our quilt team will contact all the winning bidders, collect the on-site and on-line payments and make sure the quilts and marketplace items get to their new homes!
We are excited about this opportunity to reach folks across the country and showcase your beautiful quilts and handmade items. We sincerely thank you for your partnership in this ministry.
In ministry together, the Northeastern Minnesota Synod Quilt and Marketplace Auction Team Contact us through the Northeastern MN. Synod office or Amy Loken, text at 218-391-4260.
