Annual Meeting Fund Raising -- 2018 Version

At the Friends Annual Meetings, we have held several varieties of fund raising events. We auctioned off kayaks, first edition nature books signed by the authors, nature-art pieces, and dinners prepared by Refuge Manager Andrew Gude. We had photo contests and bid on the photos. We had silent auctions.

Always, we have also had our Friends promotional merchandise, with our logo and name for sale in hopes of building awareness about the Refuges in our midst.

This year, we will have a FLASH SALE on all our Friends merchandise. All of our merchandise has paid for itself long ago and what we sell at the Annual Meeting will go straight to helping us run the Friends programs this year.

What does Friends spend money on? Primarily, on printing of maps, brochures, and trail guides for Refuge visitors, on the Annual Meeting, and on the software we use to maintain our databases and produce our publications.

Bring lots of cash or checks and be ready for amazing bargains on beautiful Friends shirts, earrings, and paddling guides.

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But Wait! Maybe we will also have a Limited Silent Auction. If we could have not more than 12 nature-related items contributed that would appropriately have a starting bid of about $25, we would like to have a Limited Silent Auction. If you have an item to contribute that would fit that bill, please contact a Board member or email [email protected]