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  • From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] FUNDING
  • Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:41:45 -0500

Bruce Hanson wrote:

Here is an idea. For you folk on the list, I will sell 20 antique apple
bench grafts on either Bud 9 or EMLA 111 to the highest bidder (bid must be
higher than $100.00). The winner pays shipping. For selection of varieties
see www.theapplebranch.com on GOOGLE. All of the proceeds of the raffle go
to NAFEX. Perhaps others could do the same.

What do you think.

I think it's a great idea, but 20 trees for someone with only 3/4 acre like me are too many. How about auctioning off individual trees and setting the opening bid as $20 per tree, plus shipping? That is a bargain for any tree, especially one that is a specific antique variety that one may want.

Also, on fund raising. This summer at the annual meeting, many of us brought items for a silent auction. I believe $600 were raised in this manner. I get many free plants and products to test from manufacturers and cannot use them all. I know several others on this list get free stuff, too. Why don't we also auction off our extras via the listserv? I will be glad to do this when the deluge starts arriving in the late April.
Doreen Howard






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