Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:27:58 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Joe Hanfman Subject: Re: MOS Conference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Janelle, I have an original 1st edition audubon print I would like to donate for the silent auction. It is from the Royal Octavo Edition. The print is ~ 6 1/2" x 10 1/2". I will provide a brief description of the print. Regards, Joe Hanfman Columbia, MD auk1844@home.com soon to change to auk1844@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janelle Dietrich" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:36 AM Subject: [MDOSPREY] MOS Conference > Hi all, > > Yes, that time is rapidly approaching. Although I feel as if I just > finished the last one, it's time to start the push for the upcoming June > 7-9 conference at Wisp. For those of you who remember the last > conference at Wisp, it's a great place! The accommodations are nice and > the birding is wonderful. I hope all will be able to join us. > > This year I will have help with the silent auction and raffle. The > raffle is being handled by Barbara Gaffney in the Wisp area and I will > share the auction duties with Courtney. If you have any items you would > like to donate for the raffle please contact Barbara at > gaffneyg@mindspring.com. If you have any items you would like to donate > to the silent auction, please let me know. I will be the local > receiver. If you can, please bring them to the conference with you. It > makes my trip a little more spacious! It would be nice to know what we > are "up against" on the first day if I have an idea of what will be > coming in. Please limit your book donations to those that are relevant > to the conference area or pertinent to birds. (Last year I placed an > emphasis on shorebird books). There were donations of over 350 books > last year!!! I also need help with auction area coverage. A lot of > people volunteered last year but never showed up to cover. There will > be a schedule at the registration table to sign up for a time slot. > Please help us out. It is an overwhelming task to man (or woman) the > area at all times. And this must be done. It is an excellent > opportunity for those in need of "downtime" to be able to relax and meet > others--to catch up on old news or make new friends. For the SOB's > (spouses of birders) this is your opportunity to contribute to the > conference. If you would be willing to help cover or set up on the > first day, please let me know. The first day is the busiest and needs > the most helpers. > > Again, thanks for your help in the past. We couldn't have made over > $2000 in the past without you. I look forward to hearing from you and > seeing all of you again with "all your treasures" at the upcoming > conference. > > Good birding > Janelle Dietrich > lovewhales@ccconline.net > Bowie, MD Anne Arundel Chapter > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================