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PODCAST: Silent Auctions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

In this podcast, benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar describes situations from three galas and shares what they did right … or wrong.

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Silent auctions: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Take tips from these three galas to help your silent auction succeed.

PODCAST: New silent auction ideas for displaying your jewelry

A couple of relatively common items in your house can be used to elegantly display jewelry in your silent auction. http://www.RedAppleAuctions.com

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New silent auction ideas for displaying your jewelry

A couple of relatively common items in your house can be used to elegantly display jewelry in your silent auction.

PODCAST: My Real Reason For Loving Frames in Silent Auction Displays

In this podcast, charity auctioneer Sherry Truhlar explains why she’s partial to using those acrylic frames in your silent auction.

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My Real Reason for Loving Frames in Silent Auction Displays

You can arrange silent auction displays in many ways, but charity auctioneer Sherry Truhlar explains why she’s partial to acrylic frames.

PODCAST: Need some fresh silent auction ideas? Electronic devices are in fashion

In this podcast, charity auctioneer Sherry Truhlar offers her take on the new digital bidding devices being used in silent auctions.

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Need some fresh silent auction ideas? Electronic devices are in fashion.

Have you heard about those electronic devices being used in silent auctions? Here’s benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar’s take on them.

Here’s quite a spectacle to nab for your silent auction fundraiser

Harry Potter fans (and there’s no shortage of them at your benefit auction) will snap up tickets to Harry Potter, The Exhibition. A couple of passes to the traveling exhibit would be a popular addition to your silent auction.

Congrats to the finalists in the 2010 BizBash Chicago Event Style awards

Finalists for the 2010 BizBash Chicago Event Style awards have been announced. Some of the events had auctions … maybe one will win.

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  "For the 3rd consecutive year we had Red Apple Auctions help guide our church's silent and live auctions, and for the 3rd consecutive year they have helped us improve on the year before.... both in dollar amount AND in quality of the event. Our event caters to a young, single adult church crowd who are working their first jobs, or are finishing up a graduate degree. With the economic downturn we went through this year, you could imagine how apprehensive our crowd would be. Well, Red Apple was GREAT. They were able to stress the value of charitable giving and donations in such a fun and positive way that our participants were happy to raise money for such a good cause. We are looking forward to having Red Apple Auctions back next year and are ready to break more fundraising records!"

  Bryan Gauch, Service Committee Chair
  Colonial 1st Ward - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Alexandria, VA

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