FOUNDATION OF THE AIPG
Foundation of the AIPG Has Successful Silent Auction at AIPG Annual Meeting
The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists held a silent auction at the Welcome Reception of the AIPG Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs in September 2018. The silent auction event was held to raise money through the sale of donated items for the benefit of the Foundation and its programs, and to raise awareness of the Foundation. There was a wide range of donations from AIPG members as well as several of the exhibitors at the annual meeting. Donated items included several amazing mineral/rock specimens and fossils, historic geology books (including an 1844 edition geology book) and collector books, polished rock bookends and tumbled stones, handmade wood and stone carved pen, a 1939 Atlas Giant Powder box, jewelry, a silver Jefferson Cup, Minnesota Pancake breakfast basket, a set of BBQ sauces, Geologic Time coffee mug, stone wine chalices, geology-themed tote bags, and some brewery and distillery items. Three bottles of bourbon were kindly donated in memory of John Stewart. It was a nice assortment of items and a variety of values. There were several items that sparked exciting bidding contests during the welcome reception. At the end of the evening, the Foundation realized about $3000 from the silent auction and the guests had a fun evening.
The Foundation offers a big thank you to the AIPG members and exhibitors for the many wonderful donated items. And, another thank you to those who also participated in the silent auction by bidding and making a donation for that winning bid item. The money raised from the silent auction will go to the Foundations general fund for use toward Foundation-supported programs and scholarships.
The Foundation looks forward to another silent auction at next year’s meeting in Burlington, Vermont so start looking around for those items to donate and be sure to come to the annual meeting in September 2019!
Barbara Murphy, CPG-6203 Chairperson, Foundation of the AIPG
Gift-in-Kind Donors:
David Abbott Brandy Barnes Richard Benson James Burnell Mary Loose DeViney Charles Wm. Dimmick Thomas Fallon (Sea Glass Art) John Fontana (Vista Geoscience)
Winning Bid Donors:
Allyson Anderson Book Jeneane Barber Brandy Barnes Ron Bell Jim Burnell
Charles Dimmick Hilma Font John Fontana Adam Heft David Heidlanf Helen Hickman Carly Hoeft Amy Hoeksema Chris Hogan Andrew Jones Mike Lawless
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Chris Hogan (Doe Run Natural Resources) Susan Judy (Stone Quilt Design) Mike Lawless Christine Lilek Steve Maslansky Bill Mitchell
Barbara Murphy Bill Peterson (WPK Accent Tables) Shanna Schmidt Bill Siok
Christine Lilek Dennis McGrane Evan Moser Barbara Murphy Taylor Murray Keri Nutter Jayson Oliver Sara Pearson Dennis Pennington Bill Peterson Judy Peterson Darrell Reed Shanna Schmidt Stacy Suppleland Chelsea Thibodeau Tom Van Arsdale Shannon Williams Nancy Wolverson
Sue Abbott and Doug Peters – waiting for the start of the silent auction bidding.
Calcite with chalcopyrite/marcasite, Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri.
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