UUMC Presents: The UUCM Mad Hatters Annual Auction
"Show me the money!"

This year's auction committee chairs are: Peter Kent and Sheila Donovan. Email auction@uumarblehead.org

Welcome!

Our auction is an important fundraising event for the church (and always a fun party), but it is also a great way to bring people together. Do you have a special talent or skill or a unique item to donate? Can you host a dinner? Does this sound like a fun project to be involved in? Then you've come to the right place!
Yikes! The auction is only -3333 days away, so it's too late for changes to your items to get in the printed catalog, but please make corrections anyway - they will still appear on statements and bid sheets.
The Catalogs are Ready! Pick one up at the auction table in the Holyoke Room, and use it to plan your bidding strategy. We'll have them available at the auction too - Please share with a friend.

Catalog

Browse and bid on items & events (You can see past catalogs here too) Calendar

See when events are scheduled Statement

View your events' guest lists & see your purchases
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Donate items & events

Please bring your items for the auction to the church as soon as possible and notify the co-chairs

Saturday, March 28, 2015 Auction Details

Doors open at 6pm for Games and Silent Auction and Live Auction begins at 8 pm - Refreshments throughout the evening.

Item No.DonorFeatured ItemDateQty$ Each
C45 Catherine O'Brien
Let Us Entertain Your Party or Organization - iPad Art Demo + Film Screening
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 Let us entertain your party with a one-hour fun and arty presentation. iPad Art Demo + Documentary Screening Artist Anthony Montanino and film maker Catherine O’Brien use their talents, a screen and a projector to offer a free entertaining one-hour program for your gathering. The Presentation: Montanino, a well-known Sacramento artist, will spend 30 minutes demonstrating his technique of painting with his fingers on his iPad using the Brushes app. O’Brien, an award-winning documentarian, will then screen “It All Started With Mom”, her funny and touching 24 minute film featuring Montanino’s iPad animations. The Film: The agony and ecstasy of dating is examined through the perspectives of six women in the filmmaker’s family. With an age range of 70 years, their experiences are as varied – and amusing – as they are. iPad animations illustrate to the humor. The Presenters: Anthony Montanino is life-long long award-winning painter whose landscapes depict a strong sense of place and figuratives a strong sense of character. His works are in many important domestic and international collections, including celebrities Madonna and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He paints nearly every day either in the field or in his Sacramento studio. In addition to oil and water color Anthony discovered digital painting in 2010 with the release if the first iPad and teaches iPainting at the Crocker Art Museum. He had a solo exhibit at UUSS in 2016. Catherine O'Brien retired as Director of Stanford University’s television and production studio where she produced countless videos including Stanford’s NCAA commercials. She began her television career in 1976 as co-host of an evening magazine on KVIE, Sacramento’s PBS station and founded Presto!Productions. Her personal documentary about dating, It All Started With Mom, was featured on PBS stations and in various film festivals. Learn More Preview Anthony’s art at www.anthonymontanino.com Preview Catherine’s film at: https://youtu.be/VQVqaMC9XFY or search It All Started With Mom on YouTube The event date must be mutually agreed upon but we will do our best to accommodate you!
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Volunteer Opportunities

Click here to email us about volunteering to help with the auction
Click here to email us about bringing a dish for the auction dinner

You can also visit the Auction table or contact Bill or Hugh to sign up to bring food or help in one of these areas:
  • Phone-A-Thon group - Help spread the word and get folks thinking about what to offer this year
  • Website data entry - Enter info from paper donation forms (Not everyone is so tech-savvy)
  • Catalog Proofreader - Keep an eye on donated item entries - fix typos and follow up on missing dates and other essential info
  • Business Donation gatherer - Teams of 2 visit local businesses and ask for items to donate - they get a mention in the catalog!
  • Donate Items / Dinners - Use this website to submit your item descriptions! What could be easier!
  • Donate Food for Auction night
  • Assist on Food/Drink/Dessert/Coffee service teams
  • Catalog prep - Help coordinate generation, printing, stapling of catalog and addendum
  • Slide Show - Help prepare the PowerPoint slides we show during the live auction
  • Theme Ambience / Entertainment - Slide shows, music, live entertainment...etc - Creative Opportunity!
  • Bid Sheet prep - Pick paper colors, print bid sheets night before auction
  • Silent auction table setup
  • Post auction silent item distribution
  • Record live auction bids
  • "Run" live bids out to computer team for entry
  • Take Tickets on auction night
  • Sell Admission Tickets before the auction
  • Staff the Auction table during weeks before Auction
  • Come up with ideas to help decorate
  • Clean up team
  • Computer team - help check guests in, enter sales, and settle up
  • Network team - help setup and test our old computer equipment (or persuade folks to donate some spiffy new laptops)
  • Other - Can you think of some other way you'd like to help make our event better?