Sherry's Life

She’s got a feeling (and it came from the school auction)

In this re-post, “The McMommy Chronicles” writes about her experiences volunteering for her child’s school auction. We thank McMommy for letting us share with you her clever post about an important topic …. shoes!

Happy Birthday, Scott!

It’s my brother’s birthday! I decided to wish him a public Happy Birthday on my blog.

About last night… More proof these auction ideas work!

On the spur of the moment, a Red Apple Auctions consulting client is motivated to ask for a sponsorship for her public school auction. And it worked!

On a personal note: Designing cards, plus-size modeling, and other fun surprises.

Benefit auctioneer / plus-size model Sherry Truhlar is delighted with her purchase of a greeting card at Trader Joe’s … for the most unusual of reasons.

A rather large fundraising dinner in a small town by an (as of yet) unknown chef

Sherry attended a well-organized (and tasty) fundraising dinner this past summer. It didn’t involve any auctions, but it was still a lovely event.

Alpha Phi of San Diego State University’s Red Dress Charity Auction

A trip to San Diego to learn about sales techniques turns out to be an opportunity for benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar to observe an auction set-up conducted by Alpha Phi sorority of San Diego State University.

Winning big ticket items comes naturally to floor team member Julie

Julie, a member of the Red Apple Auctions’ floor team, recently won a fabulous trip — her third or fourth fabulous trip in as many years. In this post, she shares her secrets on how she does it.

Speaking to Rotary Club of Baltimore about benefit auction ideas

Fundraising auctioneer Sherry Truhlar spoke to The Rotary Club of Baltimore about benefit auctions. In this post, she shares her observations about what makes this Club special.

Video: Kathy, an auction guest from a recent auction

An auction guest at a foundation auction says a few words about the auction.

Only a few spots left for this Maryland fundraising seminar: “Maximizing your Benefit Auction: Making Everything Count in a Fragile Economy”

Benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar is speaking in the Annapolis area on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in the seminar “Maximizing Your Benefit Event: Making Everything Count in a Fragile Economy.”