TV Auction 2014

Posted by Donna Salamalay 
on Nov 19, 2014
 

November 19 2014

 

Chair: VP Gerd Wengler

Anthem: Gerd Wengler

Grace: Basil Dias

Toast: Gerd Wengler

Speaker: Kevin Manuel

Topic: 2014 TV Auction

 

Attendance: 13 including one guest.

We welcomed Maghfarur Rahman, a consultant with Manx Tek Inc.

 

Announcements:

  • Basil Dias – Sue Wong will be a guest speaker at the Agincourt Club and she will discuss what to do with the money we are holding in trust for them. They would like a member of our club to attend this session on Thursday November 27th at 6:30pm. 
     
  • Basil also advised that he will be participating on the editorial board with Global TV.
     
  • Dave Hardy – The Renewal campaign has wrapped up for the fall; the last event was the Business Roundtable. The focus is now on completing the report and documenting the plan for next year. 
     
  • David Seemungal – updated the group that Jack Holman is doing well at home but will be out of commission for a while
     
  • Gerd Wengler - The next Board of Directors meeting will take place on Monday November 24 at 6:30 pm at Dhanni Ramdeen’s home.

 

Marbelous Draw: Alan Meredith

Suspiciously won by Mike Mushet and Gerd Wengler – same as last week

 

Sargeant at Arms: David Seemungal

No fines given out this week

 

Happy Bucks from:

  • Peter – happy to have made it to Florida and back after getting the condo ready for tenants, especially happy to have done this before the snow arrived.
  • Dave – one happy buck after getting his flu shot and one “sad” buck as he could not sit for a while
  • Kevin – looking forward to next Monday, after the TV Auction is over! 
  • Basil – happy that Dorothy’s family’s dinner party was a resounding success

 

Program:

Kevin Manuel advised that everything is ready to go with regards to the TV Auction

 

  • A total of 33 hours is required as follows: 19 hours of air time, 6 hours of set up and 8 hours clean up.
  • YOY stats are as follows:

               Total                                                             Our Club

  • 2014: 985 items valued $175K                  171 items valued $35K
  • 2013: 870 items valued $162K                  167 items valued $28K, $16K earned
  • 2012: 912 items valued $139K

 

  • 104 items were not properly entered into the warehouse; 80% of these were from our club. Next year we will have a refresher course on the process of entering/delivering items to the warehouse.
  • The Auction is streamed Live on Rogers website

 

  • Auction Location - The East York Civic Centre located at:

850 Coxwell Avenue – NW Corner of Coxwell & Mortimer

Parking at the Civic Centre in the South Lot was free after 6:00 pm Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday last year and we expect the same thing this year but we need to confirm. There is also paid parking prior to 6:00 pm. Do not park in the metered parking in the driveway to the Civic Centre as that is never free. 

  • If you are on the Anchor Desk – Basil Dias and Dave Hardy – you need to be at the studio one hour prior to air time
  • All others – 30 minutes before your shift starts
  • Job/tasks remain the same as in previous years
  • Check in with the security desk upon arrival to get your name badge; turn in the lanyard when you leave
  • There is cafeteria food service with a new chef; anyone with dietary restrictions may be accommodated by contacting Kevin prior to the event
  • The Auction is a major social event and the largest fundraiser we have. Volunteers include participants from 10 clubs. Basil made a plea to have at least 6 additional volunteers from our club participate on Sunday beginning at 9:30 am as this will greatly reduce the time required to clean up. Please volunteer!

Kevin Manuel's update on the TV Auction to start November 21st is attached as a link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xet7wj81n0oe8x6/TV%20Auction%202014.MP3?dl=0

 
 
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