A New Thing

I did a new thing today.  I helped pack baskets for the Hospice Fund Raiser which will be held soon.  They are going to do a Chinese Auction, where people buy a set of 5 tickets and put their ticket, with their name and phone number on it, into a receptacle in front of the basket of goodies of their choice.

There were a lot of donations to put in the baskets.  One basket was of art supplies for, well, for artists.  We couldn't always do a theme for a basket but for many of them we could. There were automotive supplies, books, potpourri and lotions, that went together.  There were two kids' duffle bags in bright colors, and they had a football and a soccer ball and a Frisby inside. We added a squirt gun and a set of three bouncy balls and some Slim Jims for a snack after all that playing.  And, of course, many, many other really fine articles of merchandise.

When we arrived, there were lots of baskets in the volunteer room, and then all these various donations in bags and boxes.  We had to sort them out and fit them into apppropriate groups and the right sized basket for them.  A couple of women wrapped the baskets in bright celephane and tied them with ribbon. 

This effort should raise a nice amount of money for Hospice.  There will be many other activities at the Fund Raiser Fair.  It looks like it's going to be a huge success.

Posted by: NJ on 6/21/2005 6:03:02 PM , 2 comments