Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 12:41:41 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Janelle Dietrich Subject: Rapidly approaching conference! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, The conference is rapidly approaching and I'm still seeking volunteers to assist with the silent auction coverage. I will be covering myself all day Friday and will be keeping the auction room open Friday night (by popular demand). I have three people who have volunteered to assist me as of today: Tom and Joy Loomis and Sherry Zucker. I COULD use more help. Saturday is not covered at all unless one of these three generous people will cover. I will need help on Friday sorting and pricing the donated items. It is a monumental task and must be done quickly. Conference goers are already sorting through "stuff". (just like yard sale bargain hunters). This auction is only as productive as the helpers that volunteer their valuable time. Remember they are birders too and would like to be out in the field. It will be almost impossible to sort, price and cover the silent auction with only three helpers the entire weekend. Please consider volunteering a block of time. Even one hour of help is better than no help. Please email me off line to let me know if you can spare a block of time to help the cause. This years recipients are three schools and this is the future of birding. The more we make, the more we donate. I will be leaving Sunday for 12 days of birding at Pt. Pelee, Crane Creek and the Kirkland Warbler Festival. Please email before Sunday morning, if possible, so I can "get my ducks in order" before I start the real pleading for assistance!!! Good birding, Janelle Dietrich, silent auction co-coordinator (with Courtney Englar) Bowie, MD Anne Arundel County lovewhales@ccconline.net ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================