NW Louisiana Special Olympics Trivia Night Silent Auction
 

LSU’s Jacob Hester Autographed Football & Jersey
For NW Louisiana Special Olympics Trivia Night Silent Auction

Personally Autographed Football from NFL Hall of Famers:
Cowboys’ Tony Dorsett & Mel Refro also up for Bids

You can bid on an autographed LSU Jersey, or Football, from
LSU’s #18, Jacob Hester, at this Saturday night’s NW Louisiana Special Olympics Trivia Night and Silent Auction…or, if you’re a fan of Cowboys’ NFL greats Tony Dorsett & Mel Renfro, you can bid on a personally autographed football, being donated by
Hall of Fame Mortgage. All the Items are considered “Priceless”.

The El Dorado Resort and Casino will be the setting for Special Olympics’ 7th annual fundraiser, Trivia Night & Silent Auction, this Saturday night November 17th, 2007, starts at 6 o’clock,
with hors d-oeuvres and the Silent Auction.

The Trivia Challenge contest will be emceed by Nahaje Hall, morning anchor of KSLA Channel 12, & SBLive’s
Tom Pace, Executive Editor of Shreveport.com & Bossier.com, now the home of Talk of the Town with Tom Pace.

Trivia competitors will form teams of 6 to answer ten questions from ten categories. Winners will be awarded prizes, including a cash prize for First Place. Tickets are $20 each, or $120 per team Dress is casual and the atmosphere will be festive.

Proceeds from the event will be used to support Northwest Area Special Olympics athletes in local, district & state competitions.

Special Olympics provides children and adults who have intellectual disabilities, the opportunity to gain acceptance, recognition, personal growth & dignity thru competition in sports.

(See Attached List of Silent Auction Items for Special Olympics)

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Note:
Admission is free to the public to watch the Trivia Challenge, or bid on the Silent Auction items. The El Dorado staff will serve hors d-oeuvres and refreshments. Bidding on the Silent Auction will close, following the Trivia mid-break about 9 pm.

To register a team for the Trivia Challenge, contact:
Charlene Boles, Director, NW Area Management Committee, (318) 426-7549 or, Co-Director, Renee Starret, (318) 218-7547

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Here are some of the NW Louisiana Special Olympics Silent Auction Items:


*Autographed Collector’s Football by Cowboys Hall of Fame Personally signed to winning bidder by Tony Dorsett & Mel Renfro
(Priceless! Donated by Hall of Fame Mortgage)

*A 1958 painting of Tiger Stadium by LSU Coach Paul Dietzel (autographed) Undefeated Nat’l Champs of ‘58
(Donated by Paul Dietzel & Tom Pace) (LSU fans: Priceless)

A 1944 photo of Barksdale Air Force Base, back then called “Barksdale Field” taken overhead (20 October ’44)
showing B-17’s along the Flight Line. Donated by Don Razinsky @ Ridgways Reprographics (Priceless)

36”x24” Color Photo: “Sunrise by God” taken 1,100 feet above the clouds from a Hot Air Balloon over Red River ($250)
Photo by SBLive! Executive Editor Tom Pace..
(Printed by Robert Baillio @ Lytle’s Theater of Art)

36” x 24” Photo: “Balloons over Bossier City” at 500 feet from Pat Harwell’s Hot Air Balloon (Value $250)
(Color Photo taken by SBLive! Executive Editor Tom Pace
(Printed by Robert Baillio @ Lytle’s Theater of Art)

REAL BIGGIES:
*LSU Jersey signed by LSU’s #18 Jacob Hester
*Football signed by #18, Jacob Hester.
*LSU Gift Basket with Items donated by the Tiger Island.
*Mudbugs Season’s Tickets & Autographed Hockey Stick
*McCary's Jewelers: Yellow-Gold & Leopard Print Necklace (Value $500)
“A Gift Certificate for a Ride in an A-10 Simulator”
From the Barksdale AFB Basket of Goodies
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*Leonard’s Jewelers Freshwater Pearl Earrings
*YMCA, One-Year Membership for a family of 4.
*Bailey's Jewelers Pearl Necklace
*Items from Louisiana Coin Exchange & Bewley’s Furniture

*Fitness Lady: 1 year membership
*Hand crafted cedar chest.

*Integrity Floors donating floor materials.

*Large assortment of Dinners from Area Restaurants:
Ernests...George's Grill…Bodacious BBQ…& others

*Items from 2007 Independence Bowl

*Gift Baskets: From The Wooden Spoon, Mary Kay,
& The students at Benton Middle School

Gift cards to: Fine Wood Furniture…Starbucks…
Logan Farms…Dee's Photo…Cindy's Scrubbs…
Heavenly Ham…Kings Hwy. Exxon

Special Items from: Steadmans &, Pictures Don Edwards

I really would like to have this one... What the heck is a "Silent Auction"?

There's a sheet of paper next to the item with a listed starting price for bidding (and sometimes specifies bidding increments). So you write your name (or ID) and your bid. Someone comes along and ups you, etc. At a certain time the bidding stops and the paper picked up. The person with the highest bid wins the item and pays the cashier and takes home the item.

Sometimes, since it is for charity, the winning bid exceeds the value of the item. Been to a good number of these - they can be a lot of fun. Got a good price on a pearl necklace for the mrs j.nc at a silent auction.