Ends Tonight: Information on a Benefit Auction For Net54 Member

[spacktrack]

***The October auction which contains several dozen items for the benefit of Kadence Woodfin ends today Thursday 10/27. You can view the auction at www.SterlingSportsAuctions.com. Thank you.***

Many here will remember a post made over the summer by Andrew Woodfin (Pup6913) in which he described the challenges facing him and his family following the news that his 3 year old daughter, Kadence, was diagnosed with leukemia. This was a shocking set of circumstances for Andrew but it also struck many members here on Net54. I was approached by some collectors who expressed an interest in raising funds for Andrew's daughter following news that there were new expenses that went beyond what was set to be covered by insurance. Kadence has been accepted into a care program and trial for children with leukemia that requires different sets of food, changes to her living arrangements, and increased travel for her and her family. All these conditions bring about uncovered expenses. The idea of using my auction site, Sterling Sports Auctions, as a centralized venue for raising money was mentioned and I volunteered to help put together a section in my October auction for donated items. I have already begun accepting items and will continue through October 10. Items received for the purpose of assisting with the care of Kadence Woodfin will be listed as such throughout the auction.

Anyone interested in donating auction lots to this cause can send to either of the following addresses:

SSA LLC
PO Box 1937
Poughkeepsie NY 12601

FedEx or UPS shipments can be sent to:

SSA LLC
2600 South Road
Suite 44-312
Poughkeepsie NY 12601

Please designate the lots as benefit lots when you send them. They will then be listed under a centralized consignment account for Kadence Woodfin with proceeds going to her care upon the conclusion of the auction.

Please feel free to call or email with any questions or for more information.

Thank you,

Brian Dwyer
brian@sterlingsportsauctions.com
845-849-1276

[peterose4hof]

Will the donated items be subject to a consignment fee or just the buyer's premium?

[spacktrack]

Good question Chris--there will be no charge to anyone consigning the items...the BP will still be charged with those fees being added to the donation amount going to Kadence.

[Leon]

Brian- I will definitely donate something....

Something to consider, and the way these type auctions have been done before, is that everything was put into one lot. Then the whole lot and all BP was given to whatever cause it was going to. That way you don't spend a ton of time (time is money) on it and all of the proceeds go to the situation, including BP. Just a thought and a situation that has worked well in the past. Regardless of that I will be putting something in the mail for you in the next few days for this event. Good luck with it.

[peterose4hof]

I will try and dig up a few things to donate. What's the deadline?

[alanu]

I'd be more inclined to donate items if I knew the portion of the buyer's premium that would be donated to the cause.

[E93]

Brian,
Wonderful gesture.
JimB

[Ladder7]

Brian, terrific thing.

The comment Frank made, I think was a good one. It seems he wants Andrew to obtain the maximum for his daughter's care. Though perhaps a private message would have been a better method of communicating it.

Andrew, best wishes to you and yours. Steve

[ibuysportsephemera]

Brian,

I live nearby in Orange County. I would be happy to donate my time to assist you in anyway possible. Please let me know if there is anything that you need.

Jeff

[Buythatcard]

I don't personally know Brian but I think that he is doing a wonderful thing putting this together for Andrew. I met Andrew for the first time at the Chicago National and had no idea that he was going thru such hard times. He never once complained about anything and he seemed like a nice guy.

Is there a way to give actual cash donations instead of items for the auction? I will be sending one or the other.

[kcohen]

Don't understand the reason for the back and forth on the BP. In post #3, Brian stated very clearly (IMO) that "the BP will still be charged with those fees being added to the donation amount going to Kadence."

[dstudeba]

The back and forth was before post #3 was clarified.