2008 #5 – January we auctioned off photos and autographed drum sticks of the band Blue October, and our first lot of goodies from country artist Aaron Pritchett, and sent $75 to Icross Canada.
#6 – March 2006 we hooked up Collective Soul, and auctioned off an autographed photo of the band. A friend was also able to take a photo of Canadian rockers, The Tragically Hip while they toured through Seattle.
- We raised $220.00 and were able to provide World Vision with funds for the following:
supplies needed to keep a school classroom running for the entire year ($50) - 3 soccer balls (kids typically use balled up plastic bags!) ($30)
- 2 rabbits to provide a family with a small business and a source of protein ($35)
- 2 mosquito nets – each net can protect up to 4 kids against malaria ($30)
- Vitamin A to prevent blindness for 6 kids ($30)
- antibiotics for 10 kids ($30)
- fortified flour for a family for an entire year ($15)
#7 – Our 7th auction was held May 2008. Singer Matt Jones felt so compelled to ‘do’ something to help the victims of the Myanmar Burma Cyclone, that he helped our project by doing a photo with us in person when he visited Vancouver. We raised $43.00 for World Vision, specific to the Myanmar Relief fund
#8 – June 2008 our 8th auction featured our friend Frankie Whyte and the Dead Idols, 54-40 and Single Car Garage from Prince George, and together raised $70.00 which we used to purchase two items through the World Vision Gift catalog
- 3 Agricultural Kits (local seeds, tools and training) to help 3 families feed themselves ($35)
- 3 School Uniforms to ensure 3 children can go to school ($35)
#9 – August 2008 our 9th auction and featured Canadian rock icon Kim Mitchell and funny man Weird Al Yankovic . We raised $105.00 for World Vision which enabled us to do the following:
- feed lunch to 50 school children for a month ($75.00)
- provide antibiotics to 10 children ($30.00)
#10 – September 2008 our 10th auction and the results were mind numbing. We combined Canadian Country singer Aaron Pritchett’s second ‘lot’ of goodies with photo, autographed drum sticks and guitar picks from Seether. The auction raised just over $300.00.
Seether fan’s donated an additional $414.00 dollars! All due to one fan (Leigh) not only winning both lots of items, but splitting up her items and re-auctioning them to as many Seether fans as she could – and those fans helped us raise a total of $715.00!
the money went for the following items
- fund a medical clinic with all supplies for a year ($100)
- buy a bike and repair kit (bike is how DR’s get around to visit their patients) ($100)
- hot lunches for 50 kids for a month (so 100 kids total) ($75 + $75)
- 2 lots of Vitamin A to prevent blindness – 12 children treated in total ($30 + #30)
- 2 lots of 2 beds nets each lot – will protect up to 16 children in total ($30 + $30)
- 2 lots of antibiotics to treat up to 20 children in total ($30 + $30)
- 3 soccer balls for kids to play ($30)
- 3 school uniforms for 3 children to be able to attend school ($35)
- 2 hens and 1 rooster which can produce up to 120 eggs a year ($55)
- furnishes a school room for a year with paper, pencils and other needed items ($50)
- provide enough fortified flour for one year to a family ($15)
Thank you so much to Seether – Shaun Morgan, John Humphrey, Dale Stewart and Troy McLawhorn, and to all the Seether fans who made this the most successful, biggest auction to date!
A huge thank you to Aaron Pritchett who was very generous with his time, and donated enough swag and posed for enough photos that we were able to make three ‘lots’ out of it all!
#11 – Nov 08 we had our 11th auction featuring Jann Arden. We raised $189 dollars for World Vision which was used to purchase items at World Vision’s Gift Catalog.
Just as with Seether’s fans pitching in and nearly doubling the auction final result, one of Jann’s fans has stepped up to the plate and donated a huge amount – enough in fact to put the final results for this auction to $1000 dollars (Canadian)!!!! . Here is the complete/total list of what we were able to accomplish with Jann’s auction.
- Congo Emergency fund – this will furnish 2 children and their families with emergency supplies ($80)
- supply 10 children with antibiotics ($30)
- supply a classroom for a year (text books, paper, pencils etc) ($50 + $50)
- 2 mosquito nets to protect up to 8 children from malaria ($30)
- 2 Hens and a Rooster which can supply up to 120 eggs a year ($55)
- supply a Health Care worker with a bicycle and repair kit ($100)
- immunize an entire community ($100)
- Latrine for an entire community ($125)
- restore one child soldier ($75)
- wood conserving stove ($50)
- emergency nutrition for a child for 2 months ($60)
- school lunches for 50 children for a month ($75)
- stock a medical clinic ($100)
#12 – December 2008 we auctioned off an autographed photo of Paul Rodgers. We donated $105.00 to World Vision:
- 2 Mosquito Nets which will protect up to 8 children from malaria ($30)
- provided Antibiotics for 10 Children ($30)
- supplied necessary Vitamin A to prevent blindness in at risk children ($30)
- supplied Fortified Flour for 1 household for more than a year ($15)
Many thanks to Paul Rodgers and his manager Cynthia, as well as his tour manager Chris Crawford for all their help and support, The photo of Paul and the comfort doll was taken by Brad Gregory while Paul was touring in Russia!
Paul Rodgers
A huge thank you to the bands, their management, and the fans who helped by blogging about our auction, and to those who bid on the photo as well.
