Another Day, Another Dollar for ACS

Another big day today at Canyon Vistas RV Resort. Today was Bid for the Cure.  

Talented and gifted residents donated handcrafted items for the sealed bid auction.

 Diane from Belle Fouche hand quilted the yellow baby blanket. 

Joe from Ontario created the oak barrel candle stand.

 Dick from Montana made the leather framed mirror.

Nancy from California hand wove the two cashmere scarves. There was jewelry, painted china, a drum, a walking stick, a blanket, a painting and hand carved wooden pictures.

 Carol from MI donated this metal work picture

  photo cards from Dianne from Ontario

 Our resort has so many gifted, talented and generous residents. Over $1000 was given through the sealed bid auction.


An hour later, the live auction took center stage. I never know what to expect from the bidders.

Here are the baskets and items for the live auction.

 a golf basket & a basket of Canadian products

 framed photographs of the desert & Superstition Mts., 

a Fiesta basket & a basket of products

from the Northeastern States

on the right is the Minnesota basket...

more on that later

another framed photograph, the Michigan basket,

then the SD basket, the Exercise/Fitness items

and finally, the basket of Wisconsin products

more about the MI & SD basket later...

 

Janice from ND donated one of her beautiful quilts

 a good number of residents were present for the afternoon action

 more people came as it got closer to 4:00

 facing the camera are Joe and Dianne, artisans for the

photo cards & oak candle holder

and Ken who bought the Canada basket

 Shirley & Mary are the two responsible 

for the beautifully wrapped baskets

 Chuck, the auctioneer for the live auction

The Michigan basket contained 13 bottles of MI wine 

The bidding was hot and heavy...

the basket sold for $550

that amount would be hard to beat...

Curt bid on the Minnesota basket,

 and getting it for $225

we got SPAM, salted nut rolls, 3M products, 

Betty Crocker & Cherrios,

wine & Nut Goodies...

31 different MN produced items!

But the star of the afternoon was our very own...

South Dakota basket

for the second year it brought the highest bid...

3 bottles of wine, 1 bottle of vodka, a 6 pk of beer

yes, the vodka & beer are SD products, plus 

Dakota Style Chips & products, jellies

BZs home-made fudge,

Terry Redlin items and more...

the basket of South Dakota products sold for

$600!

WOW!!! Over $4000 this afternoon for 

the American Cancer Society

Another successful day in the Fight for the Cure Week

Thanks to the residents for their hard work and long hours

creating a successful auction, 

and a huge Thank You to those willing to open their

wallets or checkbooks for ACS!