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Online Auction Bidding Form

Place your online auction bids from the item of the day email below. You can also visit the total listing here.

The form has been taken down for this year’s auction. We hope you can make it out to the event Saturday! If not, plan to join us September 27, 2014 for next year’s event!

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Newsletter 2012: Community of Love: 10th Annual Benefit Auction

Voices chattered against the drone of the cider press as we walked through the fog towards the pavilion. This was the 10th year for the annual event; but my first in attending. The heavy air was not enough to dampen the number of early birds who, by 9:00 am had already gathered to survey the inventory. Huddled bodies milled about the pavilion clasping respective cups of coffee and hot cider. A fire burned in the hearth. I received a free donut and a cup of coffee from Anna Hepler. As the crowd grew, the scene turned warmer. Conversations erupted amidst the silent auction tables. Old friends re-united at the home-made donut dispensary. Ted Shattuck and I both remarked on how long it had been since we had last seen each other. Just before 10 AM, as the sun began to filter through the mist, the auction was underway.

I took a seat next to Brian Goshow, who graciously allowed me to look over his shoulder at the auction manifest every five minutes. The morning slowly built into a raucous occasion full of laughter, bid and counter-bid, and banter all of which were led with the hearty energies of auctioneer Sandy Alderfer. I would be hard pressed to find anyone who would be able to pinpoint a climax during the auction. For some, it was the high cadence of the bidding for Matt Maxham’s side table, eventually won by Jed Dickinson, (or was that Norm Koop’s hand that went up at the last minute?). For some, it might have been the strong supporting bids towards camper sponsorship. And for others, it might have been the donuts hand made by the Hershey-Lapp family.

The highlight for me however was witnessing the broad spectrum of participants who had gathered to share in the event. As I sat with friends from Lancaster PA and from Woodstock Vermont, from Burlington and from Philly, I was aware that it indeed takes all of us to make this event and this camp the great thing that it is.

Seth Shaw

Final Auction Numbers & Pictures!

Last year, the 9th Annual Benefit Auction happened less than a month after Tropical Storm Irene brought devastating effects to Vermont. The Auction Committee had a brief meeting to decide whether to continue on with the auction. We decided to give it a try… the auction raised $31,869 (gross) in 2011. That was an amazing for the camp auction! The highest auction number before 2011 was in the mid $20K.

I think auction success in 2011 owes thanks to a gift certificate program to help local business, stirred emotions from things like power outages and road closures and a lot of generous people.

To what does the auction owe it’s success this year? Over $33,000 was raised (gross) – $33, 538 in fact! If you were at the auction or inspired by it in any way and have some insight on how this year’s auction raised even more money than last year leave a comment, please.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to all those who gave generously to support the mission of Bethany Birches Camp and help subsidize camp programs so any camper can come regardless of financial reality!

Quick Links

Some pictures of Irene destruction
2012 Lot list with prices written in

Pictures from the day

Auction Item Prices

I love the Annual Benefit Auction! Thanks to Phil, Billy and Mary, (Lapp, Sneed & Moyer) we had about 370 doughnuts available at no charge. There were something like 30 left at the end of the day. There were about 120 there. Do the math. Almost 3 doughnuts per person!

There will be more to say about it, but right now, I just wanted to highlight an interesting document – the lot list with prices. It’s astounding. When I read through this I think – WHOA – what a faithful group of supporters!

Here’s to all of you that help make the camp happen 😀

2012 auction lot list with prices

Mark your calendars for next September!

Tuna

Online Bidding Almost Closed

The annual Benefit Auction happens tomorrow! IF you can’t make it, get your online bid in by 7pm tonight! That’s the last chance – after that, it’s closed down so we can take the bids with us to the auction and bid on your behalf.

For those of you that are coming, or could come, here’s what you can look forward to:

World-change. Seriously. Supporting the auction is supporting a program that is doing it’s best to change the world by helping young people develop a relationship with the only World-Changer there is – God!

Other reasons to come if world-change isn’t enough:
. Fresh-squeezed cider
. Free lunch
. Chance to win a Jeep
. Home-made doughnuts and potato chips
. Bid while facing an incredible view complete with colorful leaves

Each year, the BBC Annual Benefit Auction helps pay for lots of kids to get to camp. All Proceeds go to help kids who can’t pay, get here. World change or not, that’s pretty cool.

Details here.

See you tomorrow at 9!

Tuna

Jeep: A Benefit Auction Raffle

If you haven’t heard, the camp was given a Jeep and it’s being raffled off to get the Benefit Auction started on the right foot (I’m OK if it gets started on the left foot… I guess. I just prefer the right).

Tickets are selling like mad! There’s only 120 tix total.

Here’s the page with details and tix: www.bethanybirches.org/jeep

Here are some pics:

Auction Raffle Winners

Congratulations to these people – they won the 1st Annual Auction Raffle!

Youth Bicycle: Ryan Newswanger

4 Quarts of Syrup:

James Alderfer
Mary Jane Crockett
Joy Sawatsky
Omar Zook

Woodstock Farmers Market Gift Certificate: Mary Moyer

Antique Quilt: Jane Rosenberger

Free Week of Camp: James Alderfer

Sleeping Bag and Foam Mat: Mary Jane Crockett

The raffle page is here

Irene Auction Gift Certifcates

A few weeks ago central Vermont was hammered with rain – here in Plymouth it was about 12 inches in less than 20 hours. Needless to say, we experienced flash flooding. Some of the businesses around us that support our Annual Benefit Auction got hit hard. Blanche and Bills, Woodstock Farmers Market and Ramunto’s (below) still aren’t open! But, not to worry – they will be soon. To help them get back on their feet, some wonderful people have purchased gift certificates from them. And, they’ve given those certificates to the auction! Not in the list below is product purchased from these businesses by Dave and Bev Goshow (Grandma Cookie-Dough Chaos and Woodchip) and Dorine and Tom Rosenberger. If you’d like to buy one of these at the auction, say so on the form here. Enter the business and denomination you’re bidding on in the item code box.

Certificate For Amount Donor

First Stop Ski & Bike Shop 100 Gerry Moore

Blanche and Bills                     25   John Gilman
Blanche and Bills                     25   Marice Kratz
Blanche and Bills         25   Wendell Gehman
Blanche and Bills       25   Joyce Leasher
Blanche and Bills         25   Brenda Bishop

Bridgewater Corners Store   25   Neil Dewar
Bridgewater Corners Store   25   Wendell Gehman
Bridgewater Corners Store   50   Will Bergey
Bridgewater Corners Store   25   Joyce Leasher
Bridgewater Corners Store   25   Phil Bergey
Bridgewater Corners Store   25   Brenda Bishop

Goodro Lumber 100 Blooming Glen Young Adults

Ramunto’s              25   Cynthia Moyer
Ramunto’s              25   Brenda Bishop
Ramunto’s              25   Earl Godshall

White Raven Drum Works 25 Brenda Bishop

Woodstock Farmers Market 50   Wendell Gehman
Woodstock Farmers Market 50   Will Bergey
Woodstock Farmers Market 25   Joyce Leasher
Woodstock Farmers Market 75   Phil Bergey
Woodstock Farmers Market 25   Brenda Bishop
Woodstock Farmers Market 25   Earl Godshall
Woodstock Farmers Market 100   Beverly Goshow

Yankee Book Shop       50   Neil Dewar
Yankee Book Shop       25   Joyce Leasher
Yankee Book Shop       25   Brenda Bishop

Auction Road Update

HOW TO GET TO THE AUCTION ON SATURDAY:

Roads in Central VT were badly damaged during Hurricane Irene. Crews have worked hard. 100A is NOT open and will NOT be open on 9/24. Rt. 4, Rt. 100, Hale Hollow and Lynds hill are all OPEN. You will probably need to drive past “road closed” signs. Don’t worry, officials say it’s fine for you to be on these roads (and they are perfectly passable for all vehicles).

The best way to get to camp right now is to get yourself to Rt. 100. Drive to Plymouth and turn on 100A at the Salt Ash Inn. Go up 100A 1 mile and turn right on Lynds Hill. Go up Lynds Hill 2.6 miles and you’re at the auction. Raise your bid ticket high!