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OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 05:26 PM Feb 2013

Please put on your creative thinking caps!

I know this is a weird question, and I'm sure to get some x-rated responses -- -- but in all seriousness.....


As a community, if we were to have an auction to raise money for DUers who need some help and are on Wishadoo!'s Wishlist (if you aren't familiar with Wishadoo, please see my journal), can you think of what some DUers could contribute for such an auction and/or what you might bid on?

With us all being scattered around the globe, it's hard to auction anything that takes place in a geographic location (like lunch with Skinner or something similar; edit to add that such a thing would benefit DU, too, if he agreed to it).

But there are talents and skills galore within the DU community, so surely there are some creative things that can be auctioned, even if they're only able to be appreciated by those of us in this community.





Edit to add that if you're wondering how it would work, technically, one of Wishadoo!'s unused tools is a marketplace, which is like "ebay for good." It has the auction and buy now features, just like ebay.




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Please put on your creative thinking caps! (Original Post) OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 OP
I don't know why you couldn't still have geographically local contributions riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #1
Cool!!! You're right...no need to limit it that way. OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #2
Greta idea! FirstLight Feb 2013 #3
I can offer Tie Dye!! Howler Feb 2013 #4
If anyone can think of FUN, FUN, FUN stuff... OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #6
Sunday am kick! nt riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #5
Thanks for the kick, riderinthestorm... OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #7
 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
1. I don't know why you couldn't still have geographically local contributions
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 05:34 PM
Feb 2013

Those who live near Skinner (and want to lunch with him if he were willing) could certainly bid on that.

I'd be happy to offer riding lessons. I'm in a Chicago suburb so there's a certain # of DUers who are close enough geographically that they may bid on that.

Others who do website design (for example) could offer their services for an auction that was country wide.

This is a wonderful idea OneGrassRoot! I love it. There are so many talented DUers who would participate, I'm sure.

Big K&R!

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)
2. Cool!!! You're right...no need to limit it that way.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 05:39 PM
Feb 2013

That's so cool about the riding lessons -- wonderful example of what we could do!!!



Gracias!



Howler

(4,225 posts)
4. I can offer Tie Dye!!
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 06:00 PM
Feb 2013

Shirts ,Hats,Doggie bandannas, That can be auctioned,raffled.Etc. That I can do right now.
I am also presently learning the art of jewelery making.....though I am not an idiot savant like I wanted to be...more just an idiot but it is coming along and I will be able to offer the same with it too!!!


Also I live in Dayton and can put someone up,feed em,wine and dine em or whatever the prize calls for. We have the Air force museum,Kings Island. A kick ass night life, Wright brothers grave.Under ground railroad houses from the civil war.There is other stuff here to I just can't think of them all at once.

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