Sherry’s Life
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 turns out to be an opportunity for benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar to observe a charity auction set-up conducted by a local sorority.
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.”
Video: Kevin, a client (Holy Cross Hospital) from a recent auction
Here’s a video clip from an auction on Saturday. An attendee / client at Saturday’s auction says a few words about why he thinks the group had a record-breaking fundraiser.
Auctioneers are Rare; Female Auctioneers are Rarer
According to the statistics in an article Sherry read, there are only 10,034 full-time auctioneers in the USA. Compare that to 302,603 attorneys. In this post, she considers some of the reasons why it’s a relatively rare occupation.
Speaking to Rotary Club of Fairfax about an auction fundraiser
Sherry spoke to the Rotary Club of Fairfax about fundraising auctions.
