2004 Silent Auction

Please plan to contribute and participate in the
2004 Silent Auction to benefit the Western Forest Insect Work Conference's
 
Memorial Scholarship Fund

For several years WFIWC members have contributed items to a silent auction held at the annual meeting. Funds raised by the sale of these items go directly to the Memorial Scholarship Fund, as principle, from which the interest earned goes toward the annual Memorial Scholarship award.

How can you help?     By donating your talents!

Bring an item of your own making or that would have special interest to entomologists and pathologists to the 2004 Conference in San Diego, CA. The item will be displayed in a Silent Auction at the poster session and social events on Wednesday, April 28. Members will have the opportunity to view and bid on these items. All proceeds will go to the Memorial Scholarship Fund. View some of the items that have already been donated.

Ideas for items to contribute:
Photographs
Foodstuffs
Crafts
Artwork
Insect Specimens

Items will compete for recognition in the following categories:
Quality
Aesthetic Appeal
Humor
Highest Amount Earned for the Scholarship Fund

In 2003, the following participants were recognized for their contributions to the Scholarship Fund and fund-raising auction:

Highest Single Amount Earned for the Scholarship Fund:
       Fishing fly collection made and donated by Joel McMillin
Highest Sum of Contributions Earned for the Scholarship Fund:
        Art and writings made and donated by Bill Ciesla
Honor for Extra Effort to Procure Unique Mexican Auction Items:
       Brytten Steed, Karen Clancy, Mike Wagner
Special donations in honor of Donald Dahlsten:
       Jaime Villa and CONAFOR
Special donations in honor of Kenneth Wright:
        Bill Ciesla and Ron Billings

The Work Conference is less than a month away! So get to work on a special project that displays your skillfulness -- and join the fun at the Silent Auction at the work conference. Other items of potential interest to the membership that aren't self-made won't be refused.

Please help us plan the auction by
telling us what items you'll be contributing:
download a form for printing (.pdf format) or for emailing (.doc format) us
with information about your contribution.

If you have questions about this effort or would like to help with the actual event, please contact: Karen Ripley at (360) 902-1691 or karen.ripley@wadnr.gov.

 

A Sample of Silent Auction Items

 

Historic Items
Autographed 5 x 7 photo of A.D. Hopkins   This very rare photo was contributed by the H.E. Burke family. Boyd Wickman facilitated this donation. Minimum bid: $50.
Autographed Reprints by H.E. Burke   Several autographed reprints of articles written by H.E. Burke have been contributed by the H.E. Burke family. These contributions were facilitated by Boyd Wickman.
H.E. Burke Memoirs   "My Recollections of the First Years in Forest Entomology", by H.E. Burke, dated June 28, 1946. Several copies of a commemorative edition published in honor of Ralph C. Hall during the 1993 work conference in Sacramento, CA are available.
Work Conference Memorabilia
	WFIWC Pins   50th Anniversary pins (1949-1999) created for the Breckenridge work conference. Gold lettering on black background with green Buprestid beetle design.   Donated by WFIWC via Tom Eager.
Images from the 2003 Guadalajara Conference   This CD includes 244 high quality digital images from the November 3-6, 2003 conference in Guadalajara, Mexico. Group photos, field trips to Nevado de Colima and Talpalpa, social activities, banquet, and general scenes of Guadalajara. Photos by Ron Billings and Joel McMillin. View additional information.
Gifts
	Ladybeetle mug and candy   White ceramic coffee mug with ladybeetle decorations. Filled with 5 oz. of Lindor truffle chocolates!
	Dragonfly Hooks   Two metal hooks with an attractive dragonfly design ready to hang on your wall to hold clothing, towels, keys or tools.
	Insect Paperclips   Two sets of three cleverly bent wire paperclips with dragonfly, butterfly and spider designs.
Books
	Alaska Trees and Shrubs.   USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook No. 410. Leslie A. Viereck and Elbert L. Little, Jr. 1972. Hardbound.   Donated by Dave "Red" McComb.
	Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees of the United States   USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook Number 386. George H. Hepting. July, 1971. Hard bound. Excellent quality. A classic. (Cost $4 when it was printed!)   Donated by Dave "Red" McComb.
Specially-made Items
Bumble-bee House   In many areas bumblebees are shouldering pollination work because European honey bees are depleted. In urbanized environments, appropriate bumble bee nest sites can be lacking. Coffee can is modified to be a bumble bee house. Decorated can includes ventilation holes, cardboard lining, sandpaper landing surface, and upholsterer's cotton bedding material and is ready for mounting on a sheltered area in your yard. (It may be kind of late in the season for all but the most northern entomologists to use in 2004, but it can be easily stored until next spring). Articles with bumble bee habitat information provided.   "I mounted 3 of these coffee can bumble bee houses in my yard last year and one, mounted under the eaves of a low shed, was occupied and active all summer." Karen Ripley (donor).

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