The St. Jude Auction is less than 6 months away. We all saw the great stuff listed last year. Have you started your jar for this years yet?

I've started collecting some items for the auction and done a little squirreling away for it.


It will be here before you know it and it's for the kids. Lot of fun too! lol

Oh yeah, I'm looking at my jar right now. I'm going to have to get more money in it since I want to be a contender for the Montana Elk Hunt!

My nephew now 24 then 10 was a St. Judes Kid, he was bless by God to be given the chance to be treated at St. Judes it is a great hospital.
But because I'm a newbie, I need you to enlighten me about the auction...Please... so I can start to fill my jar too.

Take a look here Glenn and you'll get the idea. The folks here have raised almost $250,000.00 for ST Jude since the Auction started.

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=118

Thanks... I got the picture.  Problem is a jar is not big enough, I got out the 4 gal water jug.  I'll be ready!

Mason Jar didn't work last year, I've switched to a 5 gallon bucket......have a number 2 washtub on standby

A #2washtub  

Ace Hardware has them.



 

Maaan, now why didn't I think of that?!
Your just to quick David  

GREYBEARD is a Corporate Sponsor and has an Ace Hardware so PM him and he can set you up. lol

$100,000.00 this year folks!

yip $100,000 this year lets get saving    

You are absolutly right, VTm; I started mine the same day the '08 auction ended (and I started picking up my usual little items to donate the day after I finished posting the ones I had for the '08 auction - LOL). I have to start early because it takes all year for me to save up  a small amount. However, about every three or four days I empty the change in my pocket into "The Mason Jar" (Mine this year is a Panda Bear Bank that my wife bought me for the purpose.) Remember folks - every little bit helps. No amount is insignificant. If all the folks/members who can't get into the auction (to bid, donate, or heckle - that all helps too) would just send in 1-5 dollars cash donation, can you imagine what an addition that would be to our total in '09?

Here's my 2009 "Mason Jar" (I use my real mason jars to harden spaulted wood in - I retired them from storing moonshine some years back - LOL):

 

Good lookin' rascal isn't he - and he loves the St Jude kids too.

Might be a good idea Bernie, to start a heckle donation where you get to heckle someone for a dollar. Maybe even make it 6 for $5! Only in good fun and during the auction. I could save up some money for Whip, Pinecone, Doc Nock,....

You know - that might be a "capital" idea, owlbait! Terry and our computer guru, Admin Rob would have to authorize and set that up though - might be a logistic nightmare, with all the heckling that goes on (and a lot of members miss) during the auction -    :D

(Geeze, wait - I'd have to spend all my funds on the heckling button - oh well, as long as it got in there.    )

ttt - for St. Jude and the kids!

For the Sunday crowd.

I've got some projects to work on for the auction and have other items that I've been hanging on to just for the auction.

Can't wait..

That's the spirit! It's never too early to start.

I've already started setting some things aside for this aswell. I donated a few knives last year and the feeling I had inside when it was all over was priceless. This year I hope to bid on a few things aswell. SKippy

Just remember, especially if you don't have "deep pockets" your "Mason Jar" may very well be a life saver - for you, and a kid at ST. Jude.