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fly highlight your product or service here DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003

AMERICAN RED CROSS

GREATER NEW BEDFORD

FIRST ANNUAL AUCTIN
TOGETHER, WE CAN SAVE A LIFE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME SCHEDULE
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4 EVENTS 8 2 3

DIRECTORS LETTER STAFF

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VOLUNTEERS
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CONDITIONS

SALE

SILENT AUCTION BIDDING PROCEDURES 4 AUCTION ITEMS

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SPONSORS

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AMERICAN RED CROSS HISTORY PROGRAMS

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SERVICES

BIDDING NUMBER

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DIRECTORS LETTER
DEAR FRIENDS,
It is an honor for me to serve as a small part of this organization. There is no other that does what we do, has done it for as long as we have, and is as effective in helping to rebuild lives both during and after any disaster. I am proud to have worked on this event with such dedicated staff and volunteers who share the vision of providing immediate emergency assistance such as food, clothing, temporary shelter, and medicine for those who have been affected by disaster. Our services are provided to people in need free of charge. The American Red Cross is not a government agency; we rely on the generosity of the public. With your ongoing support, we will continue to be there providing people in crisis relief for today and hope for tomorrow. The American Red Cross relies on the generous contributions of people's time, skills, and money to meet people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. Your contribution means a great deal to the organization but even more to the families who rely on us to help them through some of the most difficult times of their lives. When you make a donation to the Chapter, you support the American Red Cross work in your own backyard providing disaster relief 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The work we do is unique to each individual and family. Whether its an individual flooded out of their home, a multi-family house fire, or an elderly couple sitting in a shelter waiting out the winter storm, every year hundreds of people receive our services. The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area, provides blood and blood products to disaster victims, and helps those affected by disaster to access other resources. Once immediate needs are met, the Red Cross works with each family in developing a disaster recovery plan, which meets the emerging needs of the family affected by the disaster. Such services include on-going emotional support, and referrals to other community resources. It is not unusual for the Red Cross to provide assistance to a family many years after a disaster. We all have important values and ideas, things we care about and want to share. Sometimes we feel we can even change the world, and touch the lives of someone and make it a little better and easier for them to move forward. We want to let other people know how they can join in our efforts and make ALL our lives better. We appreciate your part in providing these service to ease the pain of these terrible times in the live of others. I look forward to your continued support and generosity. Once again thank you!

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PHONE: 508/996-8286 FAX: 508/996-8287 EMAIL: GNBREDCROSS@NETZERO.COM GREATER NEW BEDFORD AREA 1160 ROCKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 4

NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740-2950

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6:00 PM REGISTRATION FOYER MYSTERY BALLOONS, RAFFLE TICKETS MAIN LEVEL HORS DOEUVRES MAIN LEVEL SILENT AUCTION OPENS MAIN LEVEL AUCTIONEER: MR. PETE BRALEY LIVE 7:30 7:45 WBSM 1420 AM NEWS - TALK RADIO AUCTION PREVIEW PRESIDENTS ROOM SILENT AUCTION BEGINS CLOSING MAIN LEVEL

PM PM

LIVE AUCTION OPENS MAIN LEVEL GREETINGS: ELIZABETH D. NEIL Director, American Red Cross HONORABLE FREDERICK M. KALISZ MAYOR MR. JOHN DESIMAS RED CROSS ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR
AUCTIONEER:

MR. PETE BRALEY

WBSM 1420 AM NEWS-TALK RADIO 8:30

PM

RAFFLES DRAWN
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FOYER DOUGLAS WINE & SPIRITS

AMERICAN AIRLINES 8:45 9:00 9:15

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LIVE AUCTION CLOSES MAIN LEVEL SILENT AUCTION ITEMS CLOSED MAIN LEVEL CHECK-OUT BEGIN FOYER

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
On behalf of the American Red Cross of Greater New Bedford, I am delighted to welcome you to Nibbles and Bids; the first of which I hope will continue to be a successful annual fundraising event. I would like to thank you for supporting our Disaster Relief Efforts and we sincerely appreciate your dedication and help. We have enjoyed putting this event together and look forward to producing this event in the future.

The Auction is made possible by the support of local business, agencies, and artists that believe in the work and care to invest their services and talents into helping in our disaster relief efforts. All proceeds from auctioned items go towards providing educational programs and services for victims of disaster, as they work to resume their normal daily activities independently. The Auction is an new venture of the American Red Cross, hosted by the management and staff of the OceAnna Restaurant. It has been a pleasure to work with both them. We are happy to have Pete Braley from WBSM 1420AM Radio as our auctioneer. Pete has been an outstanding supporter of the Red Cross and we appreciate his time and efforts in offering his services as this years auctioneer. Please enjoy your stay while at the OceAnna Restaurant and our Nibbles and Bids Auction. We hope that you will continue to support our efforts and those of the businesses that have provided incredible items in support of the American Red Cross. Please feel free to contact us for any additional information.

WELCOME!
AMERICAN RED CROSS AUCTION COMMITTEE / ADVISORY COUNCIL
John DeSimas, Chairman Stephen Furtado Jayne Souliere Mark Mahoney, Treasurer Joe Cavanna Dale Jones Rich Gonet Joe DeMederios James Silvia

STAFF
Connie Mello Rachel Barrett

VOLUNTEERS
Suzanne Ross Sheryl

To all the Auction donors who responded generously with service and merchandise to make this auction a success, a sincere Thank You. To all of the members of the auction committee and dinner committee, whose time, energy and perseverance have made it all possible, Thank You. And to all of our guests here this evening,

our appreciation. Please patronize the merchants who generously gave to our auction.

STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS

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IS YOUR BIDDER NUMBER USE THIS NUMBER TO PLACE YOUR BID ON THE SHEET
OF PAPER IN FRONT OF THE ITEM YOU WISH TO BID ON
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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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AMERICAN RED CROSS MISSION

The Greater New Bedford Red Cross upholds this mission of service by working directly with individuals and local communities to develop and offer programs that address critical human needs and empower residents to assume greater responsibility for the health and safety of their families, neighbors, co-workers, and friends. The basic principles that lead the Red Cross in following its mission are Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality. These programs and services help build safe, healthy, responsive communities in ways that conform to National and International Red cross Standards. The Greater New Bedford Area office is dedicated to increasing and strengthening the services of the Red Cross in surrounding communities by providing relief to victims of fires, floods, storms, and other disasters; staffing blood drives; and providing lifesaving training in CPR and water safety. Current volunteers can work with you so that you can experience new opportunities or utilize your talents as well as train you to help serve your community.

EVERYONE

HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO OFFER

INCLUDING YOU!

General Rules: The following rules govern the Annual Nibble Auction. 1. Upon arrival, guests will obtain a bid number.

& Bids

2. All Sales are final. No exchanges or refunds on auction items are permitted. All expiration dates final. 3. A bid is a legal contract to buy. 4. Items are sold as is and where is. Neither the Auctioneer nor the American Red Cross of Greater New Bedford make any warranty or guarantees expressed or implied, as to age, condition, origin, authenticity of or defect in and no statement or brochure related to the sale will be regarded as guarantee or warranty or assumption of liability. 5. All auction items must be paid in full (cash, check, VISA, Master Card, Amex) on the evening of Wed., September 10, 2003. All checks are to be made payable to the American Red Cross. The bidder agrees to pay the American Red Cross a handling charge of $35 for any check not honored by the bank. Checkout is available anytime after 7:45PM. 6. By his or her purchases, the buyer waives any claim of liability against the organization or the donor of the property or service and neither the American Red

Cross nor the donor is responsible for any personal injuries or damages to property that may result from the utilization of items or services sold. 7. All auction items and certificates (certificates are given to the buyer where there is no item displayed) must be removed from the auction site at the conclusion of the auction, unless otherwise stated. 8. Unless otherwise stated, all items must be used within one year of the date of the auction. 9. There will be NO Smoking during the course of the auction. Thank you.

CONDITIONS OF SALE
10. Items available in the silent auction have a bid sheet attached describing each item, the minimum starting bid and the required incremental increases. Persons desiring to bid on these items may do so by writing their bid number, bidder name and the desired bid in the appropriate column. 11. The Silent Auction (except the White Boards) will begin closing at 7:30 p.m. Final bidding times will be announced. At the sound of the bell, the highest bidder recorded on each bid sheet becomes the winner. Bids will not be accepted as the bell sounds. Winning bids and bidders will be posted in the foyer. 12. Please do not write on the back of the bid sheet. Additional bid sheets will be provided if necessary. Bids are only valid if place before the close of the silent auction or silent auction table, which ever comes first. 13. Questions concerning the Silent Auction should be referred to an Auction Official.

SILENT AUCTION BIDDING PROCEDURES

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AUCTION ITEMS AND SPONSORS

MYSTERY BALLOONS
WINE BASKET What better way to celebrate a special time than with wine and cheese? This beautiful basket contains: a sophisticated selection of wine and gourmet foods, for office or home, an elegant gift! DONOR: DOUGLAS WINE AND SPIRITS

AUCTION ITEMS AND SPONSORS

RAFFLE ITEMS
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14. To enter a bid, a bidder raises his/her bidder number, directing this signal to the auctioneer. Bids should be made promptly. To enter a bid, the bidder raises their card. A bid spotters will be assigned areas throughout the room to assist the Auctioneer in recognizing bids. 15. If the Auctioneer determines that an opening bid is not commensurate with the value of the item offered, he may reject the bid and withdraw the article from the sale. 16. The highest bidder acknowledged by the Auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between the bidders, the Auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion to determine the successful bid. 17. The Auction Committee reserves the right to not reveal that an item has a duplicate. In the event that a duplicate item does exist, the second highest bidder (and so forth down the line) will have the option to purchase the item at the high bid price. 18. At the fall of the Auctioneers gavel, the purchasers obligation for payment cannot be reversed.

LIVE AUCTION BIDDING PROCEDURES

19. You will be able to checkout soon after the Silent Auction closes. 20. Please go to the Check Out Area (the Lounge) to obtain your purchase record, by presenting your bidder number to the greeter stationed at the entrance. 21. Once you are confirmed by the greeter, proceed to the cashier stations. Payment may be made with cash, check or MasterCard/Visa/Amex. One is exclusively for cash or checks (payable to The American Red Cross) another for MasterCard/Visa/Amex. 22. Once payment is made you will receive your receipt and a copy of the bid sheet (s) identifying your items. 23. Present your receipt to one of the designated volunteer Runners who will then claim the item at the respective station and return to present it to you. 24. All items should be paid for and removed from the premises by the close of the day unless and item is unusually large. Arrangements can be mad to have large items delivered by next day.

CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES
25. Buyer selects a line of tickets for either raffle at the price indicated. 26. The Southwest Airlines Gift Certificate Raffle (no more than 100 chances sold) will be publicly drawn. 27. The Douglas Wine & Spirits Raffle (no more than 150 chances sold) will be publicly drawn after all tickets are sold. 28. These raffles will be drawn no later than 8:30 p.m.

29. Raffles will be closed once the maximum number of tickets is sold.

SPECIAL RAFFLES