Dear Orchid Members,
Each year a silent auction is held at the Tucson Orchid Dinner to
raise funds to help maintain the high costs of Ganoksin’s servers
Titania and Soi11. These servers house thousands of technical
protocols, video, Bench Tips, Galleries and the Orchid Archives.
Members of the Orchid community make great donations to this very
worthwhile annual event. The silent auction creates a lively
interaction between orchid members with furious bidding among
participants as well as raises money. Donations come from “newbies
to giants” in the jewelry profession, as well as companies of all
sizes. Both new and used items are acceptable. Here’s a great
opportunity to clear out your studio of those odd-and-ends, and help
support Orchid at the same time.
For more about the Silent Auction, please visit
http://www.ganoksin.com/contact/silent-auction.htm
Patricia Glover
Tucson
Hi all,
Its that time of year again where it is my personal commitment to
the Ganoksin Project to help make the Tucson Orchid Silent Auction
as successful as possible. To do this I need help from anyone that
benefits from this forum and that is a lot of you out there in
Orchid Land. Some of you help the Ganoksin Project throughout the
year but many of you do not and this is your chance. The wonderful
part of the silent auction is that everyone that participates is a
winner! If you are a retailer and you donate you get some publicity
(send cards with your donation). If you donate a tool or book that
just takes up space in your studio you gain a little room for
another tool or book. If you donate some of your finished product,
you get an audience to see your work. If you donate a workshop or a
service you get someone who will spread the word about your program.
If you donate a subscription or membership you probably gain a new
customer. Those of you who are the winners at the silent auction
usually get a “deal”. And to top it all off, “ALL” money raised goes
to the Ganoksin Project.
So I would like each of you to think about how you can contribute to
this year’s Silent Auction and let me know what that contribution
is. Then you can mail it to me. You can drop it off at the front
desk of Catalog in Motion by 3PM on Feb 3. You can call or email me
to make arrangements for me to pick it up from your booth at the Gem
Show. How can it be easier?? Any ideas you may have on how to
improve the silent auction–how to get more donations, make more
money, run smother, etc. are much appreciated.
There are some members of this forum that I can always count on for
their help. I really appreciate you guys/gals and you know who you
are. Just a reminder, it is easier if you contact Hanuman or me than
for me to email/call each of you. Your help in this matter is
greatly appreciated.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Pat Glover
Chairman of the 2006 Tucson Orchid Dinner Silent Auction
8230 E Cloud Rd
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 290 8503
@Patricia_Glover1
I’d like to acknowledge that I have physically received donations
for the Tucson Orchid Silent Auction from the following:
-Swanstrom-12 assorted pliers Kathy Wheles-“Enamels, Enameling,
Enamelist” & First Steps in Enameling"
-Lisa Orlando-“Twentieth Century Jewelry”
-Gerry the “Cyber-Setter” “Manual of Diamond Setting”
-Debbie Parent-7 6" sanding discs and adaptor
-Glenn Klein-“Faceting History”
-M’Lou Brubaker-Sterling Silver Orchid Pendant and Earings
-Barbara Carleton-6 CDs on Jewelry Designer Management
Thank you all for your donation and especially for sending them
early.
http://www.ganoksin.com/contact/silent-auction.htm
Pat Glover
Chairman of the 2006 Tucson Orchid Dinner Silent Auction
8230 E Cloud Rd
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 290 8503
patglover.at.comcast,net
Hi everyone,
I am looking forward to seeing many Orchidians (Orchidites?) in
Tucson! (I will be at Rio Grande’s Catalog in Motion showroom at the
Argentium booth.)
I would like to remind everyone attending the Orchid dinner that the
silent auction is a fund raiser for a cause that is dear to all of
us. I encourage everyone to think in terms of making a donation to
Orchid by “over-bidding” on items that you would like to have, rather
than trying for bargains. The Orchid Dinner silent auction is a time
for “over-spending”, in the most positive sense of the term possible.
It is a time to be proud of over-paying!
Remember: Bid high! See if you can get that tool you want for twice
the retail price—that will be all the more for Orchid!
Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2006 to all,
Cynthia Eid
Believe it or not, today is the first day since the Orchid Dinner
that I have nothing on my calendar but to thank all the wonderful
people who participated in the 2006 Tucson Orchid Dinner Silent
Auction. People participated in many ways, some donated items, some
bid on items and some donated time during the silent auction itself.
It takes a lot of people to make this event a success-and every year
Orchid members pull together and make this event a worthwhile
moneymaking event. Hanuman & Ton would love to thank everyone
individually and in person but that is impossible. So I would like
to let the Orchid community, thru this forum, know the names of all
the people who helped this year.
First, I would like to thank my two good friends and helpers-Dolores
Mano and Brooke Miner. They have been helping this effort for a
number of years now and I couldn’t do it without them. And then I
need to thank my wonderful husband Terry, who supports me
emotionally, financially and operationally with my various volunteer
jobs, including Orchid over the years.
I attempted to compile this list with as much accuracy as possible.
Doctor’s are not the only profession where signatures are hard to
decipher. Please excuse any mistakes. Once again my thanks to all who
were a part of this event.
Pat Glover
Donor: Teresa Master
Item: Jewelry
Purchaser: Antoinette Bolsgerd
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Steady Rest
Purchaser: Charles Lewton Brain
Donor: Indian Jewelry Supply
Item: Air Powered Handpiece
Purchaser: Kenneth Singh
Donor: Tools by Miland
Item: Patterned Hammer
Purchaser: Linda Castellani
Donor: Tools by Miland
Item: Metal Dimpler
Purchaser: Linda Castellani
Donor: Stuller
Item: High Speed Setting Burs
Purchaser: Linda Castellani
Donor: Indian Jewelry Supply
Item: Beading Tools
Purchaser: Ray Peterson
Donor: Otto Frei
Item: Chasing Hammers
Purchaser: Ray Peterson, Lynn Stavdal, Kim Fox
Donor: Debbie Parent
Item: Flat Lap & Adaptor
Purchaser: Ray Peterson
Donor: Star Gems
Item: "Goldsmithing & Silver"
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Lapidary Journal
Item: Subscriptions
Purchaser: Cynthia Eid, Pat Glover
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: Signed Fold Form
Purchaser: Amanda Carroll
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: "Art of Jewelry Making"
Purchaser: Amanda Carroll
Donor: Alan Revere
Item: "Professional Goldsmithing
Purchaser: S Coggs
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: Jewelry WkShp Safety Report"
Purchaser: Sarahanne Coggswell
Donor: Mary Dunker
Item: "Introduction to Lapidary"
Purchaser: S Coggswell
Donor: Allcraft
Item: German Oxidizer
Purchaser: Jay Witaccy
Donor: Allcraft
Item: Fine Copper Mesh
Purchaser: Candie Ross, Brook Miner
Donor: Kimberly Starbard
Item: SS Earings
Purchaser: Rhoda Klein
Donor: Otto Frei
Item: Pitch Bowl & Donut
Purchaser: Vasken Tanielian
Donor: Otto Frei
Item: Kilo of Geman Red Pitch
Purchaser: Vasken Tanielian
Donor: Indian Jewelry Supply
Item: Rotary Hand Piece
Purchaser: Dave Arens
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: "Hinges&Hinge Based Catches"
Purchaser: Loni Wagner
Donor: Indian Jewelry Supply
Item: "Zuni Fetishes & Carvings"
Purchaser: Phyllis LaSpisa
Donor: M'Lou Brubaker
Item: SS Pendant & Earings
Purchaser: Phyllis LaSpisa
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: Signed Fold Formed Copper
Purchaser: Karla Kuhn
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: Signed Fold Formed Copper
Purchaser: Karla Kuhn
Donor: Alan Revere
Item: "The Art of Jewelry Making"
Purchaser: Leslie Gordon
Donor: Kimberly Starbard
Item: Woven Glass Bead Earings
Purchaser: S. Locke
Donor: Tools by Milan
Item: Synclastic Former
Purchaser: Susie Locke
Donor: Mary Dunker
Item: Beads
Purchaser: Mary Dunker
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Steady Rest
Purchaser: Susie Locke
Donor: Glenn Klein
Item: "Faceting History"
Purchaser: Karen Rooch
Donor: GRS & Steve Satow
Item: Benchmate & Steadyrest
Purchaser: Walter Kirk
Donor: Mary Dunker
Item: Eurotec Wax Carver
Purchaser: Kenneth Singh
Donor: Indian Jewelry Supply
Item: Multi Shape Jump Ringer
Purchaser: Kenneth Singh
Donor: Myron Tobak
Item: Mini Digital Scales
Purchaser: Gabriel Manzo, Pat Glover, Michael Boyd, Joyce Jones
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: "Cheap Thrills in the Tool Shop"
Purchaser: David Reynolds
Donor: Swanstrom
Item: Jeweled Swanstrom Cutters
Purchaser: Phil Poirer, Sharon Fosko
Donor: Patricia McAleer
Item: Wide Line Die
Purchaser: Phil Poirer
Donor: Ray Grossman
Item: Round Jump Ringer System
Purchaser: Nancy Lord
Donor: Unique Solutions, Inc.
Item: Silver Paste Solder
Purchaser: Theresa Masters, Beverly Jones
Donor: Patricia McAleer
Item: "Metal Corrugation"
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Stone- Eudalyte
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Stone-Rainbow Cal Silica
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Stone-Eudalyte
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Rosetta Stone
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Mary Dunker
Item: "Working in Precious Metals"
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Mary Dunker
Item: "Jewelry Repair"
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Bill Gangi
Item: 47 ct Amythest
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: SNAG
Item: Subscription to "Metalsmith"
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Patricia Feary
Item: "Twentieth Century Jewelry"
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Jeffrey Herman
Item: "Metalsmith's Alloy Calculator" CD
Purchaser: Lyn Matson
Donor: Bejeweled Software Co.
Item: "Jewelry Designer Mngr/Pricing"
Purchaser: Lyn Matson, Mindy Lutch
Donor: Greg Genevese
Item: Platinum Coated Black Druzy
Purchaser: Steve Burns
Donor: Jack Berry
Item: FS Deep Drawn Bead
Purchaser: Ann Butler
Donor: Swanstrom
Item: Micro Pliers & Cutter Set
Purchaser: Ann Butler
Donor: R.W. Wise
Item: "Secrets of the Gem Trade"
Purchaser: Phil Buckareff
Donor: Whaley Studios
Item: 4" & 8" Wax File Sets
Purchaser: Jacob Buckareff
Donor: Greg Genovese
Item: White Carved Drusy Cloud
Purchaser: Lynn Stavda
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Stone-Crysacolla
Purchaser: Debbie Simon
Donor: Jeanne JerousekMcAninch
Item: "Chain Making Link by Link"
Purchaser: Debbie Simon
Donor: Bejeweled Software Co.
Item: Jewelry Designer Manager Pro
Purchaser: Corrine Perez-Garcia
Donor: Thomson Enamel
Item: Gift Certificate
Purchaser: Anne Reichec
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Seamless Photo Stand
Purchaser: Kim Fox
Donor: Alan Revere
Item: "Ring Repair"
Purchaser: P. Chott
Donor: Greg Genovese
Item: Australian Chrysophrase
Purchaser: Randi Newbill
Donor: Unique Solutions, Inc.
Item: Silver Powder Solder
Purchaser: Randi Newbill
Donor: Unique Solutions, Inc.
Item: Foredom Handpiece
Purchaser: Randi Newbill
Donor: Kathy Wheless
Item: "First Steps in Enameling"
Purchaser: Nancy Shapiro
Donor: Brooke Miner
Item: "Art of Fine Enameling"
Purchaser: Nancy Shapiro
Donor: Indian Jewelry Supply
Item: Foredom Flex Shaft
Purchaser: Gretchen Voeks
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Adj. Seamless Backlit Compact Flourescent
Purchaser: Mindy Lutch
Donor: Randy Smith
Item: (4) Sets of Handmade Pyrex Burnishers
Purchaser: Mary Dunker, Amanda Carroll, Kay Taylor
Donor: Charles Lewton Brain
Item: "Small Scale Photography Book"
Purchaser: Mindy Lutch
Donor: Sheltec
Item: Discount Certificate
Purchaser: Pat Glover
Donor: Linda Walsh
Item: Polished Ammolite Stones
Purchaser: Mary Dunker
Donor: Mary Dunker
Item: "Jewelry Making"
Purchaser: Dan Woodard
Donor: Mary Dunker
Item: "Jewelry Engraver's Manual"
Purchaser: Dan Woodard
Donor: Bill Gangi
Item: Gold Plated Wire & Geode Jewelry Box
Purchaser: Dan Woodard
Donor: Cindy Lichfield
Item: Cloud Dome
Donor: Alan Revere
Item: "101 Bench Tips"
Purchaser: Dan Woodard
Donor: Swanstrom
Item: Plier & Cutter Set
Purchaser: Dan Woodard
Donor: Swanstrom
Item: Plier Set
Purchaser: Sharon Fosko
Donor: Steve Satow
Item: Seamless Photo Stand
Purchaser: Lynne Merchant
Donor: Kate Wolf
Item: Wolf Wax Tools
Purchaser: Linda Hennes
Donor: Greg Genovese
Item: Composite Rutillated Quartz with Lapis
Purchaser: Tess Headley
Donor: Hans Durstling
Item: "Mega-Gem" Sculpture
Purchaser: Tess Headley
Donor: Art Jewelry Magazine
Item: Subscription
Purchaser: Nancy Lord
Donor: Kent's Tools
Item: Gift Certificate
Purchaser: Nancy Lord
Donor: Thompson Enamel
Item: "Glass on Metal" Subscription
Purchaser: Pat Glover
Donor: Linda Walsh
Item: Assorted Stones
Purchaser: Amanda Carroll
Donor: Allcraft
Item: PMC Ring Sizeminder
Donor: James E.White
Item: "Will it Sell?"
Donor: Brian P. Marshall
Item: 3 Day Metalsmith Workshop
Purchaser: Pat Glover
Donor: Brian P. Marshall
Item: 3 Day Metalsmith Workshop
Donor: Judy Willingham
Item: Olive Oil Hand Balm
Purchaser: Teresa Masters, Nancy Lord, Toni Wagner, Lindsay
Barttlett
Dear all:
I was not able to make the dinner this year as I was on standby to
pick up someone from the airport… but I sure hope that everyone
there thanked Pat Glover for all her hard work - having been for the
last few years, it is no small undertaking and Pat has clearly given
countless hours of her time. So, THANK YOU PAT! I hope to make it
next year
shael barger